Antagonistic effect of N-methyltyramine on α2-adrenoceptor in mice

Japanese Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-315

  Koda, Hirofumi ^a   Yokoo, Yoshiaki ^a   Matsumoto, Nobuya ^a   Suwa, Yoshihide ^a   Fukazawa, Hirotatsu ^b   Ishida, Hitoshi ^b   Tsuji, Kuniro ^b   Nukaya, Haruo ^b   Kuriyama, Kinya ^c  

^a SUNTORY LTD   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^c KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor; N methyltyramine; Scopolamine

Indexed keywords

2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; APRACLONIDINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; METHYLTYRAMINE; SCOPOLAMINE; TYRAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; MALE; MICE; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SCOPOLAMINE; TYRAMINE;

EID: 0032762715     PISSN: 00215198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1254/jjp.81.313     Document Type: Article

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