The effect of 46 1, 4-dihydropyridine-type calcium channel antagonists on the tonic contractile response of longitudinal muscle strips of guinea pig ileum was determined. 2, 6- Dimethyl-3, 5-dicarbomethoxy-4-phenyl-1, 4-dihydropyridine (13) and 13 ortho-, 15 meta-, and seven para-monosubstituted and 10 polysubstituted aromatic derivatives of 13 were studied. The pharmacological activities of the monosubstituted derivatives were best ...