Mediaton of contraction in rat cauda epididymidis by alpha-adrenoceptors

Reproduction

Volumn 124, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 887-892

  Chaturapanich, G ^a   Maythaarttaphong, S ^a   Verawatnapakul, V ^a   Pholpramool, C ^a  

^a Mahidol University ^*  (Thailand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; METHOXAMINE; NORADRENALIN; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; YOHIMBINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS TAIL; IN VIVO STUDY; INTESTINE PRESSURE; MALE; MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE DOSE; NONHUMAN; PRESSURE TRANSDUCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUNCH BIOPSY; RAT; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; EPIDIDYMIS; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALIA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; CLONIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EPIDIDYMIS; MALE; METHOXAMINE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOREPINEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0036883271     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.0.1240887     Document Type: Review

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