Endothelin-1 and the periaqueductal gray area of the rat: An autoradiographic and functional pharmacological study

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-26

  D'Amico, Michele ^a,b,c   Dashwood, Michael R ^b   Warner, Timothy D ^c  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; Endothelin 1; ET(A) ET(B) receptors; Haemodynamic changes; Periaqueductal gray

Indexed keywords

2 [[2 [[2 [[(HEXAHYDRO 1H AZEPIN 1 YL)CARBONYL]AMINO] 4 METHYLPENTANOYL]AMINO] 3 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)PROPIONYL]AMINO] 3 (2 PYRIDYL)PROPIONIC ACID; 3 (2 CARBOXYMETHOXY 4 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 (3,4 METHYLENEDIOXYPHENYL) 5 PROPOXY 2 INDANCARBOXYLIC ACID; BRAIN RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; IODINE 125; N (2,6 DIMETHYLPIPERIDINOCARBONYL) 4 METHYLLEUCYL DEXTRO (1 METHOXYCARBONYLTRYPTOPHANYL) DEXTRO NORLEUCINE; N (HEXAHYDRO 1 AZEPINYLCARBONYL)LEUCYL(1 METHYL DEXTRO TRYPTOPHYL) DEXTRO TYROSINE; N ACETYLENDOTHELIN 1 [6-21][11,15 ALANINE]; RADIOACTIVE MICROSPHERE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEART OUTPUT; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMICS; KIDNEY BLOOD FLOW; KIDNEY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PRESSOR RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; RECEPTOR DENSITY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STOMACH; ULTRASOUND; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0029996443     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15361.x     Document Type: Article

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