Age and region-dependent contraction to α-adrenoceptor agonists in rat and guinea-pig isolated trachea

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1541-1548

  Preuss, Janet M H ^a,b   Rigby, Paul J ^a   Goldie, Roy G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; Age; Regional variations; Trachea

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; NORADRENALIN;

AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; GUINEA PIG; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; AGING; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; POTASSIUM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRACHEA;

EID: 0031939147     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701765     Document Type: Article

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