Agmatine facilitates sympathetic neurotransmission in frog myocardium via an action on alfa 2-adrenergic receptors

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 34-38

  Berkan, Öcal ^a   Yildirim, M Kemal ^a   Baǧcivan, Ihsan ^a   Yildirim, Şahin ^a   Saraç, Bülent ^a   Doǧan, Kasim ^a   Sarioǧlu, Yusuf ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

2 adrenoreceptors; Agmatine; Frog myocardium; Idazoxan; Sympathetic nerve activity; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; YOHIMBINE;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART VENTRICLE; INOTROPISM; MULTICHANNEL RECORDER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC FIBERS; AGMATINE; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; MYOCARDIUM; NOREPINEPHRINE; RANA TEMPORARIA; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 33645088937     PISSN: 13028723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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