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Antihypertensive Preparation
Natural or synthetic Antihypertensive Preparations reduce elevated blood pressure through diverse mechanisms: calcium channel (and conductance) blockage, beta- and alpha-adrenergic blockage, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition, etc.. Their effects induce diuresis and peripheral vasodilation. (NCI Thesaurus)
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