[3H]Dexmedetomidine, an α2-adrenoceptor agonist, detects a novel imidazole binding site in adult rat spinal cord

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 306, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 315-323

  Savola, Maarit K T ^a   Savola, Juha Matti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b ORION CORPORATION   (Finland)

Author keywords

cerebral cortex; imidazole receptor; imidazole preferring binding site; spinal cord, adult; spinal cord, neonatal; 2 adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2 BROMO N (2 CHLOROETHYL) N ETHYLBENZYLAMINE; 4 IMIDAZOLEACETIC ACID; ADRENALIN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AMILORIDE; ATIPAMEZOLE; CIMETIDINE; CLONIDINE; CORYNANTHINE; DETOMIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOPAMINE; GUANABENZ; GUANYLYLIMIDODIPHOSPHATE; HISTAMINE; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLE; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; ISOPRENALINE; MEDETOMIDINE; NEUROTOXIN; OXYMETAZOLINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PROPRANOLOL; RADIOLIGAND; UNINDEXED DRUG; YOHIMBINE; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BENZYLAMINE DERIVATIVE; DRUG RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE;

AGE; ANALGESIA; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BINDING COMPETITION; BINDING SITE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FEMALE; MALE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BENZYLAMINES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, DRUG; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030582057     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00224-5     Document Type: Article

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