Comparison of the effects of clonidine and yohimbine on pupillary diameter at different illumination levels

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 65-68

  Phillips, M A ^a   Szabadi, E ^a   Bradshaw, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptors; Clonidine; Healthy volunteers; Pupillometry; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DARKNESS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; ILLUMINATION; IRIS; MIOSIS; NORADRENERGIC NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARASYMPATHETIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUPIL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; CLONIDINE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; IRIS; LIGHT; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PUPIL; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; REFLEX, PUPILLARY; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0034047414     PISSN: 03065251     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2000.00225.x     Document Type: Article

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