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While calcium antagonists have been employed in the treatment of heart and vascular diseases for some years now, the influence this group of substances has on the kidney — that is, on the renal cell, the blood flow, and finally the functioning of the organ — has received little attention. In recent years different groups have investigated the effect of calcium antagonists on the handling of calcium by renal cells or on renal function.
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Bichler, KH., Strohmaier, W.L. (1988). Introduction. In: Bichler, KH., Strohmaier, W.L. (eds) Nephrocalcinosis Calcium Antagonists and Kidney. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72857-0_1
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