Pharmacologic Substance
ouabain
oua·bain [ wah-bah-in ]
Definitions related to ouabain:
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A cardioactive glycoside consisting of rhamnose and ouabagenin, obtained from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and other plants of the Apocynaceae; used like DIGITALIS. It is commonly used in cell biological studies as an inhibitor of the NA(+)-K(+)-EXCHANGING ATPASE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Cardiac glycoside consisting of a molecule of rhamnose linked to a steroid nucleus; obtained from the seeds of Strophanthus gratus and other Apocynacae.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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