Increase of β-endorphin secretion by agmatine is induced by activation of imidazoline I2A receptors in adrenal gland of rats

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 468, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-299

  Chang, Chin Hong ^a   Wu, Hung Tsung ^b,c   Cheng, Kai Chun ^d   Lin, Hung Jung ^a   Cheng, Juei Tang ^a,b,c,e  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Endorphin; Adrenal gland; Agmatine; Amiloride; Diabetes; Imidazoline receptor

Indexed keywords

2 (2 IMIDAZOLIN 2 YL)QUINOLINE; AGMATINE; AMILORIDE; BETA ENDORPHIN; GUANIDINE; IMIDAZOLINE I2 RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLINE I2A RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLINE I2B RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; STREPTOZOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ADRENAL MEDULLA; AGMATINE; AMILORIDE; ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; BLOOD GLUCOSE; DIABETES MELLITUS, EXPERIMENTAL; GUANIDINE; IMIDAZOLES; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTORS; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 72549092423     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2009.11.018     Document Type: Article

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