Pharmacological blockade of brain α1-adrenoceptors as measured by ex vivo [3H]prazosin binding is correlated with behavioral immobility

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 420, Issue 2-3, 2001, Pages 97-102

  Stone, Eric A ^a   Rosengarten, Helen ^a   Lin, Yan ^a   Quartermain, David ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Adrenoceptor; Binding; Ex vivo; Exploratory behavior; Motor activity; Prazosin; Terazosin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; PRAZOSIN; TERAZOSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; IMMOBILIZATION; LUNG; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BLOCKING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BRAIN; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; INJECTIONS, INTRAPERITONEAL; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; LUNG; MALE; MICE; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; TRITIUM;

EID: 0035946937     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01003-2     Document Type: Article

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