Effects of medullary α2-adrenoceptor blockade in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 453, Issue 2-3, 2002, Pages 287-297

  Vayssettes Courchay, Christine ^a   Bouysset, Françoise ^a   Cordi, Alex ^a   Laubie, Michel ^a   Verbeuren, Tony J ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES INTERNATIONALES SERVIER   (France)

Author keywords

2 Adrenoceptor; Blood pressure; Clonidine; Methoxy idazoxan; Rostral ventrolateral medulla; Sympathetic nerve activity

Indexed keywords

2 (1 METHYL 2 ISOINDOLINYLMETHYL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2 [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] 4,4 DIMETHYL 1,3(2H,4H) ISOQUINOLINEDIONE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; PENTOBARBITAL; RAUWOLSCINE; 2 (2 METHOXY 1,4 BENZODIOXAN 2 YL) 2 IMIDAZOLINE; 2-METHOXYIDAZOXAN; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; HEART RATE; HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING; KIDNEY INNERVATION; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC BLOCKING; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BLOOD PRESSURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; INNERVATION; INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KIDNEY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLONIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HEART RATE; IDAZOXAN; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; KIDNEY; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MICROINJECTIONS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; SOLITARY NUCLEUS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 0037174833     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(02)02456-1     Document Type: Article

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