Role of vascular alpha-2 adrenoceptors in regulating lipid mobilization from human adipose tissue

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 1997-2003

  Galitzky, Jean ^a   Lafontan, Max ^a   Nordenström, Jörgen ^b   Arner, Peter ^b  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Clonidine; Fat cell; Lipolysis; Microdialysis; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALCOHOL; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; GLYCEROL; HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; PROPRANOLOL; YOHIMBINE;

ABDOMINAL WALL MUSCULATURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIPID METABOLISM; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CLONIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPINEPHRINE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; HYDRALAZINE; KINETICS; LABETALOL; LIPID MOBILIZATION; MALE; NITROPRUSSIDE; PROPRANOLOL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; TIME FACTORS; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0027176936     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI116421     Document Type: Article

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