"Cromakalim" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A potassium-channel opening vasodilator that has been investigated in the management of hypertension. It has also been tried in patients with asthma. (Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p352)
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D019806
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D03.383.129.578.150 D03.383.663.283.455 D03.633.100.150.455
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Prevention of cerebral vasospasm by local delivery of cromakalim with a biodegradable controlled-release system in a rat model of subarachnoid hemorrhage. J Neurosurg. 2009 May; 110(5):1015-20.
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Effects of ATP-sensitive K(+)-channel activators on transmitter release parameters at the frog neuromuscular junction. Brain Res. 1993 Apr 23; 609(1-2):307-12.
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Specific but differential antagonism by glibenclamide of the vasodepressor effects of cromakalim and nicorandil in spinally-anaesthetized dogs. Br J Pharmacol. 1990 Jul; 100(3):413-6.