Is the hypotensive effect of clonidine and related drugs due to imidazoline binding sites?

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 273, Issue 5 42-5, 1997, Pages

  Guyenet, Patrice G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihypertensive drugs; I1 imidazoline receptors; Sympathetic tone; 2 adrenergic receptors

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLINE;

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; DOSE RESPONSE; HYPOTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC TONE;

EID: 0030722261     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.273.5.r1580     Document Type: Review

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