Pharmacodynamics of alpha2-adrenoceptor agonists

Bailliere's Best Practice and Research in Clinical Anaesthesiology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 271-283

  Talke, Pekka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Blood pressure; Cardiovascular; Clonidine; Dexmedetomidine; Heart rate; Sedation; Shivering; Sympatholysis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ATROPINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; NORADRENALIN; PETHIDINE; RADOLMIDINE; RENIN; SEDATIVE AGENT; TIZATIDINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASOPRESSIN;

ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG ABSORPTION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SCREENING; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SHIVERING; SPASTICITY; TACHYCARDIA; VASOCONSTRICTION; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 0033740356     PISSN: 15216896     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/bean.2000.0082     Document Type: Article

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