Dual effect of clonidine on mesenteric artery adrenoceptors: Agonistic (Alpha-2) and antagonistic (Alpha-1)

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 277, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 872-876

  Silva, Eneida G ^a   Feres, Teresa ^a   Vianna, Lucia M ^a   Okuyama, Paulo ^a   Paiva, Therezinha B ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

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Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; APAMIN; BRIMONIDINE; CLONIDINE; ENDOTHELIN 1; GLIBENCLAMIDE; IDAZOXAN; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PRAZOSIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MESENTERIC ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASODILATATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; FEMALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MESENTERIC ARTERIES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2;

EID: 0030439763     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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