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Preferred term

Quinidine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An optical isomer of quinine, extracted from the bark of the CHINCHONA tree and similar plant species. This alkaloid dampens the excitability of cardiac and skeletal muscles by blocking sodium and potassium currents across cellular membranes. It prolongs cellular ACTION POTENTIALS, and decreases automaticity. Quinidine also blocks muscarinic and alpha-adrenergic neurotransmission.

Entry terms

  • 56-54-2 (Quinidine)
  • Chinidin
  • Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, (9S)-
  • ITX08688JL
  • J13S2394HE

In other languages

  • French

  • 56-54-2 (Quinidine)
  • Cinchonan-9-ol, 6'-methoxy-, (9S)-
  • ITX08688JL
  • J13S2394HE

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-TNK0VHT3-T

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