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alpha1-adrenergic receptor activity

Known as: alpha1 adrenoceptor 
Combining with epinephrine or norepinephrine to initiate a change in cell activity via activation of a G protein, with pharmacological… (More)
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2010
2010
Priapism associated with antipsychotics: role of alpha1 adrenoceptor affinity.
Case reports indicate that antipsychotics can cause priapism, a persistent penile erection possibly leading to erectile… (More)
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2009
2009
Anxiolytic-like profile of mirtazapine in rat conditioned fear stress model: Functional significance of 5-hydroxytryptamine 1A receptor and alpha1-adrenergic receptor.
Mirtazapine is an antidepressant with a unique mechanism of action and has been categorized as a Noradrenergic and Specific… (More)
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2006
Highly Cited
2006
Critical involvement of dopaminergic neurotransmission in impulsive decision making.
BACKGROUND Impulsive decision making, apparent as intolerance for reinforcement delay, is prominent in attention-deficit… (More)
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2005
2005
Evidence for the presence of alpha1 adrenoceptor subtypes in the human ureter.
AIM Several studies have proposed a role for alpha1 adrenoceptors (ARs) in ureteral physiology, indicating that they are present… (More)
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2005
2005
Antinociceptive mechanisms associated with diluted bee venom acupuncture (apipuncture) in the rat formalin test: involvement of descending adrenergic and serotonergic pathways.
In a previous report, subcutaneous injection of diluted bee venom (dBV) into a specific acupuncture point (Zusanli, ST36), a… (More)
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2004
2004
Phox2a gene, A6 neurons, and noradrenaline are essential for development of normal respiratory rhythm in mice.
Although respiration is vital to the survival of all mammals from the moment of birth, little is known about the genetic factors… (More)
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2004
2004
Noradrenergic inhibition of midbrain dopamine neurons.
Receptors that couple to phosphoinositide hydrolysis, which include metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) and muscarinic… (More)
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2003
2003
Priming of excitatory synapses by alpha1 adrenoceptor-mediated inhibition of group III metabotropic glutamate receptors.
Adaptive responses mediated by the hypothalamus require sustained activation until homeostasis is achieved. Increases in… (More)
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2002
2002
Evoked and spontaneous purinergic junctional Ca2+ transients (jCaTs) in rat small arteries.
Confocal microscopy of fluo-4 fluorescence in pressurized rat mesenteric small arteries subjected to low-frequency electrical… (More)
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2000
2000
Serotonergic dorsal raphe neurons cease firing by disfacilitation during paradoxical sleep.
Using in vivo extracellular unit recordings combined with microdialysis infusion in the cat, we found that the cessation of… (More)
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