Nifedipine, an L-type calcium channel blocker, restores the hypnotic response in rats made tolerant to the alpha-2 adrenergic agonist dexmedetomidine

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 283, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 993-999

  Reid, Kristina ^a   Guo, Tian Zhi ^a   Davies, M Frances ^a   Maze, Mervyn ^a,b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (CALCIUM); CALCIUM CHANNEL; CYCLIC AMP; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; ISRADIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; ROLIPRAM; TRITIUM;

ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG PROTEIN BINDING; DRUG TOLERANCE; HYPNOSIS; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, L-TYPE; CYCLIC AMP; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMIDAZOLES; MALE; MEDETOMIDINE; NIFEDIPINE; PYRROLIDINONES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; ROLIPRAM; TETRODOTOXIN;

EID: 0031459486     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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