Influence of α-adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists on imipramine-induced hypothermia in mice

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 48-53

  Zarrindast, Mohammad Reza ^a   Sadeghi, Sheyda ^a   Sahebgharani, Mousa ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CLONIDINE; IMIPRAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; YOHIMBINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ALPHA ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS, TRICYCLIC; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HYPOTHERMIA; IMIPRAMINE; MALE; MICE;

ANIMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037669362     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0773.2003.930107.x     Document Type: Article

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