British Journal of Pharmacology

10 April 1997, Volume 120, Issue 8
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Paradoxical action of the cannabinoid WIN 55,212-2 in stimulated and basal cyclic AMP accumulation in rat globus pallidus slices 1397
Yannick P. Maneuf & Jonathan M. Brotchie
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Inhibition by nociceptin of the light-evoked release of ACh from retinal cholinergic neurones 1399
M.J. Neal, J.R. Cunningham, S.J. Paterson & A.T.McKnight
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beta-Adrenoceptor-mediated effects in rat cultured thymic epithelial cells 1401
Bodo Kurz, Janka Feindt, Brita von Gaudecker, Andrea Kranz, Harald Loppnow & Rolf Mentlein
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Functional role of M2 and M3 muscarinic receptors in the urinary bladder of rats in vitro and in vivo 1409
S.S. Hegde, A. Choppin, D. Bonhaus, S. Briaud, M. Loeb, T.M. Moy, D. Loury & R.M. Eglen
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Prostaglandin E1 potentiation of the spontaneous phasic contraction of rat isolated portal vein by a cyclopiazonic acid-sensitive mechanism 1419
Takaaki Miwa, Masayuki Endou & Fukuichiro Okumura
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Analysis of two pharmacologically predicted endothelin B receptor subtypes by using the endothelin B receptor gene knockout mouse 1427
Tadahiko Mizuguchi, Mariko Nishiyama, Kayoko Moroi, Hirokazu Tanaka, Toshihiro Saito, Yoshiaki Masuda, Tomoh Masaki, Damiane de Wit, Masashi Yanagisawa & Sadao Kimura
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Characterization and modulation of EDHF-mediated relaxations in the rat isolated superior mesenteric arterial bed 1431
Audrey I. McCulloch, Fiona E. Bottrill, , Michael D. Randall & C. Robin Hiley
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Dissociation of lipopolysaccharide-mediated induction of nitric oxide synthase and inhibition of DNA synthesis in RAW 264.7 macrophages and rat aortic smooth muscle cells 1439
Andrew Paul, Clare Bryant, Mark F. Lawson, Edwin R. Chilvers & Robin Plevin
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Nitric oxide synthase and cyclo-oxygenase pathways in the inflammatory response induced by zymosan in the rat air pouch 1445
Miguel Payá, Pablo García Pastor, Julio Coloma & M. José Alcaraz
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Differential effects of diadenosine phosphates on purinoceptors in the rat isolated perfused kidney 1453
Markus van der Giet, Mohammed Khattab, Jan Börgel, Hartmut Schlüter & Walter Zidek
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Regulation of the resting potential of rabbit pulmonary artery myocytes by a low threshold, O2-sensing potassium current 1461
Oleg N. Osipenko, A. Mark Evans & Alison M. Gurney
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Effects of KRN4884, a novel pyridinecarboxamidine type KATP channel opener, on serum triglyceride levels in rats 1471
Takashi Yokoyama, Hideakira Izumi, Megumi Endoh, Toshio Izawa, Nobuyuki Ogawa & Yuji Okada
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Investigation of role for oxidant stress in vascular tolerance development to glyceryl trinitrate in vitro 1477
David W. Laight, Martin J. Carrier & Erik E. Änggård
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The isoquinoline derivative KN-62 a potent antagonist of the P2Z-receptor of human lymphocytes 1483
Caroline E. Gargett & James S. Wiley
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Ocular inflammation induced by electroconvulsive treatment: contribution of nitric oxide and neuropeptides mobilized from C-fibres 1491
Zun-Yi Wang, Kristian Waldeck, Lars Grundemar & Rolf Håkanson
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Species-dependent differences in inotropic effects and phosphoinositide hydrolysis induced by endothelin-3 in mammalian ventricular myocardium 1497
Huang-Tian Yang, Yi Zhu & Masao Endoh
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Reduced responsiveness of rat mesenteric resistance artery smooth muscle to phenylephrine and calcium following myocardial infarction 1505
Frank R.M. Stassen, Maurice J.J.M.F. Willemsen, Ger M.J. Janssen, Gregorio E. Fazzi, Paul M.H. Schiffers, Jos F.M. Smits & Jo G.R. De Mey
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Contribution of alpha-adrenoceptors to depolarization and contraction evoked by continuous asynchronous sympathetic nerve activity in rat tail artery 1513
J.A. Brock, E.M. McLachlan & S.E. Rayner
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Absence of prostaglandin E2-induced hyperalgesia in NMDA receptor subunit knockout mice 1522
Toshiaki Minami, Junko Sugatani, Kenji Sakimura, Manabu Abe, Masayoshi Mishima & Seiji Ito
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Functional and molecular evidence for beta1-, beta2– and beta3-adrenoceptors in human colon 1527
S.J. Roberts, M. Papaioannou, B.A. Evans & R.J. Summers
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Inhibitory effect of nitrovasodilators and cyclic GMP on ET-1-activated Ca2+-permeable nonselective cation channel in rat aortic smooth muscle cells 1536
Tetsuya Minowa, Soichi Miwa, Shigeo Kobayashi, Taijiro Enoki, Xiao-Feug Zhang, Taro Komuro, Yasushi Iwamuro & Tomoh Masaki
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The effect of ketotifen on nitric oxide synthase activity 1545
Samuel N. Heyman, Fanny Karmeli, Mayer Brezis & Daniel Rachmilewitz
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Role of intracellular calcium in fast and slow desensitization of P2-receptors in PC12 cells 1552
L. Khiroug, R. Giniatullin, M. Talantova & A. Nistri
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Different cardiovascular profiles of three melanocortins in conscious rats; evidence for antagonism between gamma2-MSH and ACTH-(1 – 24) 1561
Patricia Van Bergen, Jeroen A. Kleijne, Dick J. De Wildt & Dirk H.G. Versteeg
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Potentiation by nitric oxide of the ATP-sensitive K+ current induced by K+ channel openers in guinea-pig ventricular cells 1568
Atsushi Shinbo & Toshihiko Iijima
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The involvement of pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins in the post receptor mechanism of central I1-imidazoline receptors 1575
Koji Takada, Yukio Hayashi, Takahiko Kamibayashi, Tadanori Mammoto, Atsushi Yamatodani, Seiji Kitamura & Ikuto Yoshiya
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The effects of inhibitors of GABAergic transmission and stress on brain and plasma allopregnanolone concentrations 1582
M.L. Barbaccia, G. Roscetti, M. Trabucchi,, R.H. Purdy, M.C. Mostallino, A. Concas & G. Biggio
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