Specialised symapthetic neuroeffector associations in immature rat iris arterioles
Date
1999
Authors
Sandow, Shaun L
Hill, Caryl
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Cambridge University Press
Abstract
Sympathetic nerve-mediated vasoconstriction in iris arterioles of mature rats occurs via the activation of α(1B)-adrenoceptors alone, while in immature rat iris arterioles, vasoconstriction occurs via activation of both α1- and α2-adrenoceptors. In mat
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Keywords: 5 hydroxydopamine; alpha 1b adrenergic receptor; alpha 2 adrenergic receptor; animal tissue; arteriole; article; electron microscopy; female; iris; male; melanocyte; newborn; nonhuman; peripheral nervous system; postsynaptic membrane; presynaptic nerve; p Adrenergic neurotransmission; Iris; Synaptic vesicles; Vasculature
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Journal of Anatomy
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Journal article