Sensitivity to β-adrenoceptor agonists of adipocytes from rats treated with an aqueous extract of Croton cajucara Benth

Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 253-257

  Grassi Kassisse, Dora Maria ^a   Wolf Nunes, Valéria ^a   Miotto, Alexandre Miotto ^a   Farias Silva, Elisângela ^a   Monteiro Souza Brito, Alba Regina ^a   Savio Nunes, Domingos ^b   Spadari Bratfisch, Regina Célia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF PONTA GROSSA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; 4 [2 [[2 (3 CHLOROPHENYL) 2 HYDROXYETHYL]AMINO]PROPYL]PHENOXYACETIC ACID; ADRENALIN; BETA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CROTON CAJUCARA EXTRACT; GLYCEROL; ISOPRENALINE; METOPROLOL; NORADRENALIN; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL ISOLATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROTON CAJUCARA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; FLUID INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; GLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; LIPOLYSIS; MALE; MEDICINAL PLANT; NONHUMAN; RAT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOCYTES; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CROTON; EATING; MALE; PLANT PREPARATIONS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0037331615     PISSN: 00223573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1211/002235702595     Document Type: Article

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