α1 and β2 adrenoreceptor agonists inhibit pentylenetetrazole-induced seizures in mice lacking norepinephrine

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Volumn 298, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 1042-1048

  Weinshenker, David ^a,b   Szot, Patricia ^b,c   Miller, Nicole S ^a   Palmiter, Richard D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Education   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CIRAZOLINE; CLONIDINE; DOBUTAMINE; DOPAMINE BETA MONOOXYGENASE; IDAZOXAN; ISOPRENALINE; NORADRENALIN; PENTETRAZOLE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; SALBUTAMOL; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPERSENSITIVITY; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; AUTORECEPTORS; CONVULSANTS; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NOREPINEPHRINE; PENTYLENETETRAZOLE; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; SEIZURES;

EID: 0034888829     PISSN: 00223565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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