α2-adrenergic receptors regulate generation of cyclic AMP in the pineal gland, but not in cerebral cortex of chick

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 49, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 137-141

  Nowak, Jerzy Z ^a   Zawilska, Jolanta B ^a   Trzepizur, Kazimiera ^a  

^a POLISH ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Poland)

Author keywords

2 and adrenergic receptors; Chick cerebral cortex; Chick pineal gland; Cyclic AMP formation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC AMP; FORSKOLIN; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SEROTONIN N ACETYLTRANSFERASE; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CHICKEN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHICKENS; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC AMP; DRUG INTERACTIONS; FORSKOLIN; ISOPROTERENOL; MALE; PINEAL GLAND; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA;

EID: 0030842160     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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