β2-agonist ritodrine, unlike natural catecholamines, activates thermogenesis prematurely in fetal sheep

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 275, Issue 1 44-1, 1998, Pages

  Bassett, John M ^a   Symonds, Michael E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Epinephrine; Lipid mobilization; Perirenal brown adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; RITODRINE; ADRENALIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FATTY ACID;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; FETUS; LIPID METABOLISM; MUSCLE GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; SHEEP; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THERMOGENESIS; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; THERMOREGULATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, BROWN; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; EPINEPHRINE; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LIPID MOBILIZATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; ORGAN SIZE; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; RITODRINE; SHEEP;

EID: 0031843552     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1998.275.1.r112     Document Type: Article

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