IGNOU MVE 2 2026 - What are Cardiac Glycosides? Give their effect on heart and their ther

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What are Cardiac Glycosides? Give their effect on heart and their therapeutic uses.

10 May 2026

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Word Count : 264

Cardiac glycosides are a group of pharmacologically active compounds obtained mainly from plants such as Digitalis purpurea and Digitalis lanata, and also from some animal sources. They exert a specific and potent action on cardiac muscle by inhibiting the sodium-potassium ATPase pump in the myocardial cell membrane, leading to increased intracellular sodium and

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