Structure-activity analysis for the effects of γ-MSH/ACTH-like peptides on cerebral hemodynamics in rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 318, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 357-368

  Van Bergen, Patricia ^a   Van Der Vaart, Jan G M ^a   Kasbergen, Carina M ^a   Versteeg, Dirk H G ^a   De Wildt, Dick J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

MSH ( melanocyte stimulating hormone) fragment; ACTH (adenocorticotropic hormone) fragment; Blood pressure; Cerebral blood flow; Heart rate; Rat; Structure activity relationship

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; CORTICOTROPIN[4-10]; INTERMEDIN DERIVATIVE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMODYNAMICS; HYPOTENSION; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; TACHYCARDIA;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; MALE; MELANOCYTE-STIMULATING HORMONES; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 0030607665     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00806-0     Document Type: Article

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