Analysis of the effects of α1-adrenoceptor antagonists on noradrenaline-mediated contraction of rat small mesenteric artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 118, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 1308-1316

  Van Der Graaf, Pieter H ^a,b   Shankley, Nigel P ^a   Black, James W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Dopamine D1 receptors; Noradrenaline; Phenylephrine; Rat small mesenteric artery; Schild analysis; 1 adrenoceptor antagonists; 1 adrenoceptors

Indexed keywords

2 [[2 (2,6 DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; 5 METHYLURAPIDIL; 8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ETHYL 3,4,5 TRIMETHOXY ALPHA [3 [[2 (2 METHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINO]PROPYL]BENZENEACETONITRILE FUMARATE; DOPAMINE 1 RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; SPIPERONE; TAMSULOSIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; COMPETITIVE INHIBITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; MALE; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030056471     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15538.x     Document Type: Article

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