Effect of nociceptin on heart rate and blood pressure in anaesthetized rats

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 333, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 177-179

  Giuliani, Sandro ^a   Tramontana, Manuela ^a   Lecci, Alessandro ^a   Maggi, Carlo Alberto ^a  

^a Pharmacology Department   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Heart rate; Hypotension; Nociceptin; Vagal bradycardia

Indexed keywords

GUANETHIDINE; NOCICEPTIN; OPIATE PEPTIDE;

ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRADYCARDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; HEART RATE; HYPOTENSION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VAGOTOMY;

ADRENERGIC AGENTS; ANIMALS; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENTS; BLOOD PRESSURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOWN-REGULATION; GUANETHIDINE; HEART RATE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; OPIOID PEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, OPIOID; URETHANE; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 0030885415     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01128-X     Document Type: Article

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