Dorsal hand vein responses to the α1-adrenoceptor agonist phenylephrine do not predict responses to the α2-adrenoceptor agonist dexmedetomidine

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 653, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 70-74

  Posti, Jussi P ^a,b   Valve, Laura ^a   Ruohonen, Saku ^a   Akkila, Juha ^c   Scheinin, Mika ^a,b   Snapir, Amir ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Research and Development   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alpha1 adrenoceptor; Alpha2 adrenoceptor; Clinical trial; Dexmedetomidine; Dorsal hand vein; Phenylephrine

Indexed keywords

DEXMEDETOMIDINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DRUG ACTIVATION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; VEIN DIAMETER; VENOCONSTRICTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENYLEPHRINE; TEMPERATURE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS; VEINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651517512     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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