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alpha-adrenergic receptor

Known as: alpha-Adrenergic Receptors, Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha, Adrenergic alpha-Receptors 
Expressed by Alpha Adrenergic Receptor Genes in effector tissues innervated by postganglionic sympathetic adrenergic fibers, Alpha Adrenergic… 
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Adrenergic ReceptorCatecholamine Receptors
Etilefrine HydrochlorideG Protein-Coupled Receptor GenesG Protein-Coupled Receptor SignalingIn Blood

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Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-2idazoxan receptor

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Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Absence of Functioning α‐Adrenergic Receptors in Mature Canine Coronary Collaterals
To determine if mature coronary collateral vascular smooth muscle contains functioning α-adrenergic receptors, we studied 13 dogs… 
1984
1984
Regulation of Myocardial and Vascular a‐Adrenergic Receptor Affinity: Effects of Guanine Nucleotides, Cations, Estrogen, and Catecholamine Depletion
The threshold sensitivity of cardiovascular tissues to α-adrenergic stimulation is determined largely by the affinity of a… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Strain differences in rat brain epinephrine synthesis: regulation of alpha-adrenergic receptor number by epinephrine.
Inbred tht strains Fischer 344 (F344) and Buffalo (BUF) differ in serveral physiological and behavioral measures. It was found… 
1982
1982
Agonist interactions with alpha-adrenergic receptors.
alpha-Adrenergic receptors have been grouped into two major subtypes, termed alpha 1- and alpha 2-receptors. Radioligand binding… 
1982
1982
Characteristics of [3H]E-643-binding to alpha adrenoceptors.
Radiolabeled E-643, a newly developed antihypertensive compound, bound specifically to a preparation obtained from rat brain with… 
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Alpha‐Adrenergic Receptors in Rat Myocardium: Identification by Binding of [3H]Dihydroergocryptine
[3H]Dihydroergocryptine ([3H]DHE) binds to sites in membranes derived from rat myocardium that have the characteristics expected… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Perfusion of the pancreas isolated from pertussis-sensitized rats: potentiation of insulin secretory responses due to beta-adrenergic stimulation.
In order to study the mechanism by which pertussis-sensitized rats showed enhanced insulin secretory responses to various… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Pharmacologic Influences on Human Ovarian Contractions
Spontaneous motility in whole ovarian follicles, as well as in strips from the stroma and capsule of ovaries isolated from… 
1972
1972
Evidence for the existence of alpha adrenergic receptor in isolated rat atria.
It has been generally accepted that only beta adrenergic receptors are present in myocardial tissue, however, there are many… 
Review
1968
Review
1968
Steroidal influences on catecholamines.
FEW treatments in medicine are based on more tenuous evidence than that used to justify paralysis of the adrenergic nervous…