Agmatine, an endogenous modulator of noradrenergic neurotransmission in the rat tail artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 677-684

  Gonzalez, C ^a   Regunathan, S ^b   Reis, D J ^b   Estrada, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Imidazoline (I ) receptors; Noradrenergic transporter; Sympathetic nerves; Transmural nerve stimulation; 2 adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; COCAINE; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; RAUWOLSCINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; CATTLE; CHROMAFFIN CELL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACILITATION; MALE; NERVE ENDING; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TAIL ARTERY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0029972165     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15726.x     Document Type: Article

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