Sympathetic nervous system modulates the ocular hypotensive action of MT2-melatonin receptors in normotensive rabbits

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 468-475

  Alarma Estrany, Pilar ^a   Crooke, Almudena ^a   Mediero, Aránzazu ^a   Peláez, Teresa ^a   Pintor, Jesús ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

IIK7; Intraocular pressure; Melatonin; MT2 melatonin receptors; Sympathethic nervous system

Indexed keywords

FORSKOLIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IIK 7; ISOBUTYLMETHYLXANTHINE; MELATONIN; MELATONIN 2 RECEPTOR; MELATONIN DERIVATIVE; N BUTANOYL 2 (2 METHOXY 6H ISOINDOL[2,1 A]INDOL 11 YL)ETHANAMINE; OKADAIC ACID; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL SYMPATHECTOMY; CILIARY BODY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENTIATION; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

1-METHYL-3-ISOBUTYLXANTHINE; ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ALBUTEROL; ANIMALS; AQUEOUS HUMOR; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FORSKOLIN; INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE; ISOINDOLES; MELATONIN; OCULAR HYPERTENSION; OKADAIC ACID; RABBITS; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT2; SYMPATHECTOMY, CHEMICAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; TERBUTALINE;

EID: 53749083991     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: 1600079X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.2008.00618.x     Document Type: Article

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