British Journal of Pharmacology

April 1998, Volume 123, Issue 8
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Enhancement of opioid inhibition of GABAergic synaptic transmission by cyclo-oxygenase inhibitors in rat periaqueductal grey neurones 1479
C.W. Vaughan
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The effect of a secreted form of beta-amyloid-precursor protein on intracellular Ca2+ increase in rat cultured hippocampal neurones 1483
Schuichi Koizumi, Mariko Ishiguro, Ikuroh Ohsawa, Takako Morimoto,, Chizuko Takamura, Kazuhide Inoue & Shinichi Kohsaka
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Two imidazoquinoxaline ligands for the benzodiazepine site sharing a second low affinity site on rat GABAA receptors but with the opposite functionality 1490
Haesook K. Im, Wha Bin Im, Jeffrey F. Pregenzer, Nancy C. Stratman, Philip F. VonVoigtlander & E. Jon Jacobsen
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Endothelial dysfunction and metabolic control in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats 1495
Leocadio Rodríguez-Mañas, Javier Angulo, Concepción Peiró, José L. Llergo, Alberto Sánchez-Ferrer, Pedro López-Dóriga & Carlos F. Sánchez-Ferrer
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The role of central melanocortin receptors in the activation of the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-axis and the induction of excessive grooming 1503
Josefien C. Von Frijtag, Gerda Croiset, Willem Hendrik Gispen, Roger A.H. Adan & Victor M. Wiegant
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Ca2+ mobilization in the aortic endothelium in streptozotocin-induced diabetic and cholesterol-fed mice 1509
Katsuo Kamata & Masato Nakajima
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The adrenergic, cholinergic and NANC nerve-mediated contractions of the female rabbit bladder neck and proximal, medial and distal urethra 1517
Valérie Deplanne, Stéfano Palea & Itzchak Angel
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Differential responses of pulmonary arteries and veins to histamine and 5-HT in lung explants of guinea-pigs 1525
Weibin Shi, Chong-Gang Wang, Ron J. Dandurand, David H. Eidelman & René P. Michel
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Effect of melatonin in the rat tail artery: role of K+ channels and endothelial factors 1533
Greg G. Geary, Sue P. Duckles & Diana N. Krause
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Age and region-dependent contraction to alpha-adrenoceptor agonists in rat and guinea-pig isolated trachea 1541
Janet M.H. Preuss, Paul J. Rigby & Roy G. Goldie
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PYY-preferring receptor in the dorsal vagal complex and its involvement in PYY stimulation of gastric acid secretion in rats 1549
H. Yang, W.P. Li, J.R. Reeve, Jr., J. Rivier & Y. Taché
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Preservation of vascular function in rat mesenteric resistance arteries following cold storage, studied by small vessel myography 1555
C.A. McIntyre, B.C. Williams, R.M. Lindsay, J.A. McKnight & P.W.F. Hadoke
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Characterization of 5-HT receptors mediating constriction of porcine carotid arteriovenous anastomoses; involvement of 5-HT1B/1D and novel receptors 1561
Peter De Vries, Carlos M. Villalón, Jan P.C. Heiligers & Pramod R. Saxena
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Modulation by 5-HT1A receptors of the 5-HT2 receptor-mediated tachykinin-induced contraction of the rat trachea in vitro 1571
P.R. Germonpré, G.F. Joos & R.A. Pauwels
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Purinoceptor subtypes mediating contraction and relaxation of marmoset urinary bladder smooth muscle 1579
Gordon McMurray, Narinder Dass & Alison F. Brading
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Ribavirin uptake by human erythrocytes and the involvement of nitrobenzylthioinosine-sensitive (es)-nucleoside transporters 1587
Simon M. Jarvis, James A. Thorn & Paul Glue
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Serine-O-sulphate transport by the human glutamate transporter, EAAT2 1593
Robert J. Vandenberg, Ann D. Mitrovic & Graham A.R. Johnston
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The effects of nifedipine and other calcium antagonists on the glibenclamide-sensitive K+ currents in smooth muscle cells from pig urethra 1601
Noriyoshi Teramoto & Alison F. Brading
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Contribution of K+ channels and ouabain-sensitive mechanisms to the endothelium-dependent relaxations of horse penile small arteries 1609
Dolores Prieto, Ulf Simonsen, Medardo Hernández & Albino García-Sacristán
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Endothelin receptors mediating contraction of rat and human pulmonary resistance arteries: effect of chronic hypoxia in the rat 1621
Kirsty M. McCulloch, Cheryl Docherty & Margaret R. MacLean
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Neuroregulation of mucus secretion by opioid receptors and KATP and BKCa channels in ferret trachea in vitro 1631
Sean I. Ramnarine, Yu-Chih Liu & Duncan F. Rogers
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Pharmacological characterization of muscarinic receptors in the uterus of oestrogen-primed and pregnant rats 1639
Melinda Munns & Jocelyn N. Pennefather
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Effects of adrenomedullin and calcitonin gene-related peptide on contractions of the rat aorta and porcine coronary artery 1645
Ryo Yoshimoto, Minori Mitsui-Saito, Hiroshi Ozaki & Hideaki Karaki
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Agonistic properties of alniditan, sumatriptan and dihydroergotamine on human 5-HT1B and 5-HT1D receptors expressed in various mammalian cell lines 1655
Anne S. Lesage, Ria Wouters, Paul Van Gompel, Lieve Heylen, , Peter Vanhoenacker, Guy Haegeman, Walter H.M.L. Luyten & Josée E. Leysen
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Effects of CGS 21680, a selective A2A adenosine receptor agonist, on cardiac output and vascular resistance in acute heart failure in the anaesthetized rat 1666
Ali A. Nekooeian & Reza Tabrizchi
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Pharmacological characterization of CGRP receptors mediating relaxation of the rat pulmonary artery and inhibition of twitch responses of the rat vas deferens 1673
F.M. Wisskirchen, R.P. Burt & I. Marshall
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Involvement of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) receptors in insulin-induced vasodilatation in mesenteric resistance blood vessels of rats 1684
Yuichi Mimaki, Hiromu Kawasaki, Masatoshi Okazaki, Akira Nakatsuma, Hiroaki Araki & Yutaka Gomita
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Effect of trans-resveratrol, a natural polyphenolic compound, on human polymorphonuclear leukocyte function 1691
Serenella Rotondo, Grazyna Rajtar, Stefano Manarini, Antonio Celardo, Domenico Rotilio, Giovanni de Gaetano, Virgilio Evangelista & Chiara Cerletti
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Sex differences in the relative contributions of nitric oxide and EDHF to agonist-stimulated endothelium-dependent relaxations in the rat isolated mesenteric arterial bed 1700
Audrey I. McCulloch & Michael D. Randall
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Effect of chronic m-CPP on locomotion, hypophagia, plasma corticosterone and 5-HT2C receptor levels in the rat 1707
Kevin C. F. Fone, Rachel H. Austin, Ian A. Topham, Guy A. Kennett & Taniya Punhani
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Involvement of protein kinases in the induction of NO synthase II in human DLD-1 cells 1716
Hartmut Kleinert, Christian Euchenhofer, Gerhard Fritz,, Irmgard Ihrig-Biedert & Ulrich Förstermann
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[3H]-SCH 58261 labelling of functional A2A adenosine receptors in human neutrophil membranes 1723
Katia Varani, Stefania Gessi, Silvio Dionisotti, Ennio Ongini & Pier Andrea Borea
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Dependence of P2-nucleotide receptor agonist-mediated endothelium-independent relaxation on ectonucleotidase activity and A2A-receptors in rat portal vein 1732
Christelle Guibert, Gervaise Loirand, Paul Vigne, Jean-Pierre Savineau & Pierre Pacaud
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Corrigendum 1741
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Corrigendum 1742
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