Agmatine recognizes α2-adrenoceptor binding sites but neither activates nor inhibits α2-adrenoceptors

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology

Volumn 351, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 10-16

  Pinthong, D ^a   Wright, I K ^a   Hammer, C ^a   Millns, P ^a   Mason, R ^a   Kendall, D A ^a   Wilson, V G ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor binding sites; 2 Adrenoceptors; Agmatine; Clonidine displacing substance

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; CLONIDINE; CLONIDINE DISPLACING SUBSTANCE; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PRESYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; RADIOLIGAND; SEROTONIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; BRAIN CORTEX; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; ILEUM; MALE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STOMACH FUNDUS; SWINE; THORACIC AORTA; VAS DEFERENS; VEIN;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGMATINE; ANIMAL; BINDING SITES; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC AMP; IN VITRO; MALE; QUINOXALINES; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028980010     PISSN: 00281298     EISSN: 14321912     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00169058     Document Type: Article

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