Evidence for a non-adrenoceptor, imidazoline-mediated contractile response to oxymetazoline in the porcine isolated rectal artery

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 132, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1359-1363

  Minyan, Wang ^a   Dunn, W R ^a   Blaylock, N A ^a   Chan, S L F ^b   Wilson, V G ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b Institute of Cell Signalling   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Imidazolines; Oxymetazoline; Vascular smooth muscle; Vasoconstriction

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 2 (2 ETHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2 (2,3 DIHYDRO 2 BENZOFURANYL) 2 IMIDAZOLE; BRIMONIDINE; FORSKOLIN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; KU 14R; OXYMETAZOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ISOLATED ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECTUM MUCOSA; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SWINE; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0035073654     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703949     Document Type: Article

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