A qualitative study of the autonomic receptors modulating the contractile activity of isolated ovine ureter

International Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 462-469

  Cherian, T ^a   Singh, S ^b   Thomas, T ^c  

^a Higher Colleges of Technology   (United Arab Emirates)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^c GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptors; Phenoxybenzamine; Phenylephrine; Prazosin; Ureteral motility; Yohimbine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POSTSYNAPTIC RECEPTOR; PRAZOSIN; TETRODOTOXIN; YOHIMBINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; ISOLATED ORGAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URETER; URETER PERISTALSIS;

EID: 77955615294     PISSN: 18117775     EISSN: 18125700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ijp.2010.472.479     Document Type: Article

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