UKMLA PLAB AMC USMLE Prometric MCQ

Question Number 1162
Question:
A patient with chronic hypertension is on treatment with nifedipine, a calcium channel blocker.
Nifedipine lowers the blood pressure mainly by inhibiting the influx of extracellular calcium through the calcium channel of

a) skeletal muscle cells
b) smooth muscle cells
c) myocardial cells
d) cells in the atrioventricular (AV) node
e) cells in the sinoatrial (SA) node