Definition of Ouabain
1. a cardiac stimulant [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ouabain
1.
A plant alkaloid from Strophantus gratus, that specifically binds to and inhibits the sodium potassium ATPase. Related to digitalis.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
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