Enhanced noradrenergic transmission in the spontaneously hypertensive rat anococcygeus muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 773-779

  Jiménez Altayó, Frasesc ^a   Giraldo, Jesús ^a   McGrath, John C ^b   Vila, Elisabet ^a  

^a INSTITUT DE NEUROCIÈNCIES   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adrenergic innervation; Anococcygeus muscle; Nonadrenergic; Noncholinergic innervation; SHR

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CARBACHOL; DESIPRAMINE; GUANETHIDINE; MONOAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; RAUWOLSCINE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANOCOCCYGEUS MUSCLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; MALE; MOUSE STRAIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NITRERGIC NERVE; NONHUMAN; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; SPONTANEOUSLY HYPERTENSIVE RAT; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CARBACHOL; DESIPRAMINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; GUANETHIDINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NOREPINEPHRINE; PHENTOLAMINE; RATS; RATS, INBRED SHR; RATS, INBRED WKY; SACROCOCCYGEAL REGION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 10744225289     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705480     Document Type: Article

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