The effects of ageing on vascular α-adrenoceptors in pithed rat and rat aorta

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 146, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 1-5

  Docherty, James R ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Captopril; 1 Adrenoceptors; 2 Adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMIDEFRINE; CAPTOPRIL; COCAINE; CORTICOSTERONE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN; XYLAZINE;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGING; ANIMAL; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE; DECEREBRATE STATE; ETHANOLAMINES; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; XYLAZINE;

EID: 0023902812     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(88)90480-3     Document Type: Article

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