Effects of α1-adrenergic receptor blockade by doxazosin on renin-angiotensin system-regulating aminopeptidase and vasopressin-degrading activities in male and female rat thalamus

Hormone and Metabolic Research

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 813-817

  De La Chica Rodriguez S ^a   Cortes Denia P ^a   Ramirez Exposito M J ^a   Martinez Martos J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

1 adrenoceptor; Brain renin angiotensin system; Ingestive behavior; Sex differences; Thalamus; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; AMINOPEPTIDASE; AMINOPEPTIDASE B; ANGIOTENSIN; ARGIPRESSIN; DOXAZOSIN; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; VASOPRESSIN; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; CYSTYL AMINOPEPTIDASE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THALAMUS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; CARDIOVASCULAR FUNCTION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; WISTAR RAT;

RATTUS;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; AMINOPEPTIDASES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, CD13; ARGININE VASOPRESSIN; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CYSTINYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; DOXAZOSIN; FEMALE; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RENIN-ANGIOTENSIN SYSTEM; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; THALAMUS;

EID: 36749102025     PISSN: 00185043     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-991168     Document Type: Article

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