α1D-Adrenoceptors mediate nerve and agonist-evoked contractions in mouse vas deferens: Evidence obtained from knockout technology

Autonomic and Autacoid Pharmacology

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 81-85

  Bexis, S ^a   Cleary, L ^a   McGrath, J C ^b   Tanoue, A ^c   Tsujimoto, G ^d   Docherty, J R ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^d KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

1D adrenoceptors; BMY 7378; Mouse vas deferens; RS 100329; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

8 [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] 8 AZASPIRO[4.5]DECANE 7,9 DIONE; ALPHA 1D ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; NORADRENALIN; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR ALPHA(1D); ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; COCAINE; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; VAS DEFERENS; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; INNERVATION; MOUSE MUTANT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SMOOTH MUSCLE;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; COCAINE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NOREPINEPHRINE; PIPERAZINES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; VAS DEFERENS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 47249158055     PISSN: 14748665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-8673.2008.00420.x     Document Type: Article

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