Opposite effects of alcuronium on agonist and on antagonist binding to muscarinic receptors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 305, Issue 1-3, 1996, Pages 231-234

  Maaß, Andrea ^a   Mohr, Klaus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

agonist; alcuronium; allosteric modulation; heart; muscarinic receptor

Indexed keywords

ALCURONIUM; ATROPINE; METHYLSCOPOLAMINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; OXOTREMORINE M; RADIOLIGAND;

ALLOSTERISM; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENTIATION; HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SWINE; TISSUE HOMOGENATE;

EID: 0043278932     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00240-3     Document Type: Article

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