Ligand- and subtype-selective coupling of human Alpha-2 adrenoceptors to Ca++ elevation in Chinese hamster ovary cells

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 287, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 667-671

  Kukkonen, Jyrki P ^a,b,c   Renvaktar, Annika ^b   Shariatmadari, Ramin ^a   Åkerman, Karl E O ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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Indexed keywords

1 [[6 (3 METHOXYESTRA 1,3,5(10) TRIEN 17BETA YL)AMINO]HEXYL] 1H PYRROLE 2,5 DIONE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2B ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BRIMONIDINE; CALCIUM; CLONIDINE; CYCLIC AMP; MEDETOMIDINE; NORADRENALIN; OXYMETAZOLINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM CURRENT; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CHO CELL; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR INTRINSIC ACTIVITY;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CHO CELLS; CRICETINAE; CRICETULUS; CYCLIC AMP; HUMANS; LIGANDS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0032464028     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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