Epinastine, a highly specific antagonist of insect neuronal octopamine receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 349, Issue 2-3, 1998, Pages 171-177

  Roeder, Thomas ^a   Degen, Jörn ^a   Gewecke, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bee; Biogenic amine; Descending contralatral movement detector; Locust; Nervous system; Neurotransmission

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR; EPINASTINE; HISTAMINE; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; HISTAMINE RECEPTOR; OCTOPAMINE; RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SEROTONIN RECEPTOR; TYRAMINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SPECIFICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HONEYBEE; INSECT; INTRACEREBRAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LOCUST; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ANIMALS; BEES; DIBENZAZEPINES; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GRASSHOPPERS; IMIDAZOLES; OCTOPAMINE; RECEPTORS, BIOGENIC AMINE;

EID: 0032557662     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00192-7     Document Type: Article

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