α‐Adrenoceptor antagonism by apoyohimbine and some observations on the pharmacology of α‐adrenoceptors in the rat anococcygeus and vas deferens

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 1984, Pages 769-781

  McGrath, J C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

(DIETHYLAMINOMETHYL) 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 2 [(2 PHENOXYETHYL)AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 2 [[2 (2,6 DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 2 DIMETHYLAMINO 5,6 DIHYDROXYTETRALIN; AJMALICINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AZEPEXOLE; CLONIDINE; CORYNANTHINE; GUANABENZ; IMILOXAN; INDANIDINE; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PIPEROXAN; PRAZOSIN; RADIOISOTOPE; RAUWOLSCINE; RESERPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

(DIETHYLAMINOMETHYL) 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 2 [(2 PHENOXYETHYL)AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; AMIDEFRINE MESILATE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; APOYOHIMBINE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; LARGE INTESTINE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PHARMACOKINETICS; RAT; VAS DEFERENS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMAL; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ETHANOLAMINES; IN VITRO; MALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOREPINEPHRINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; VAS DEFERENS; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0021227871     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1984.tb16473.x     Document Type: Article

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