Identification of the L-menthol binding site in guinea-pig lung membranes

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 481-486

  Wright, C E ^a   Bowen, W P ^b   Grattan, T J ^a   Morice, A H ^a  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Pharmagene Laboratories   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Binding site; L menthol; Lung membranes

Indexed keywords

8 CHLORO 2,3,4,5 TETRAHYDRO 3 METHYL 5 PHENYL 1H 3 BENZAZEPIN 7 OL HYDROGEN MALEATE; BEPRIDIL; CAMPHOR; CAPSAICIN; CAPSAZEPINE; EUGENOL; FLUNARIZINE; MENTHOL; NICARDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; RADIOLIGAND; SEROTONIN; SPIPERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GUINEA PIG; LIGAND BINDING; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL; MALE; MEMBRANE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

(R)-2,3,4,5-TETRAHYDRO-8-CHLORO-3-METHYL-5-PHENYL-1H-3-BENZAZEPIN-7-OL; ANIMALS; BINDING SITES; CAMPHOR; CAPSAICIN; CELL MEMBRANE; EUGENOL; GUINEA PIGS; LUNG; MALE; MENTHOL; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031965172     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701642     Document Type: Article

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