Home Forum Dictionary Articles Tutorials Books Directory Share your work


Edit page | Page history | Printable version

Dictionary » D » Digitalis

Digitalis

Digitalis

(Science: pharmacology) general term for pharmacologically active compounds from the foxglove (digitalis).

The active substances are the cardiac glycosides, digoxin, digitoxin, strophanthin and ouabain.

causes increased force of contraction of the heart, disturbance of rhythm and reduced beat frequency. Also causes arteriolar constriction, venous dilation, nausea and visual disturbances.


Please contribute to this project, if you have more information about this term feel free to edit this page



Results from our forum


Na/K ATP-ase Reversal

... students to realise that the Na/K pump is an enzyme with similar methods of function to others etc etc. For selective inhibition in vivo we use digitalis, which consists of digitoxine mostly. I hope this helps in any way. Regards

See entire post
by MrMistery
Wed Feb 21, 2007 4:41 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Na/K ATP-ase Reversal
Replies: 5
Views: 3671


This page was last modified 21:16, 3 October 2005. This page has been accessed 2,086 times. 
What links here | Related changes | Permanent link