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British Journal of Pharmacology

February 1999, Volume 126, Issue 4
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Special Reports

Identification of novel polymorphisms within the promoter region of the human beta2 adrenergic receptor gene 841
Mark G.H. Scott, Caroline Swan, Amanda P. Wheatley & Ian P. Hall
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Effects of the adenylyl cyclase inhibitor SQ22536 on iloprost-induced vasorelaxation and cyclic AMP elevation in isolated guinea-pig aorta 845
Sally Turcato & Lucie H. Clapp
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Original Articles

Effects of the prostanoid EP3-receptor agonists M&B 28767 and GR 63799X on infarct size caused by regional myocardial ischaemia in the anaesthetized rat 849
Kai Zacharowski, Antje Olbrich, Mike Otto, Gerd Hafner & Christoph Thiemermann
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Prostanoid receptors involved in the relaxation of human pulmonary vessels 859
Laurence Walch, Carlos Labat, Jean-Pierre Gascard, Vincent de Montpreville, Charles Brink & Xavier Norel
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Prostanoid receptors involved in the relaxation of human bronchial preparations 867
Xavier Norel, Laurence Walch, Carlos Labat, Jean-Pierre Gascard, Elisabeth Dulmet & Charles Brink
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Effects of varying the expression level of recombinant human mGlu1alpha receptors on the pharmacological properties of agonists and antagonists 873
Emmanuel Hermans, R.A. John Challiss & Stefan R. Nahorski
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Neural modulation of the cyclic electrical and mechanical activity in the rat colonic circular muscle: putative role of ATP and NO 883
Lídia Plujà, Ester Fernández & Marcel Jiménez
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Selective activation of excitation-contraction coupling pathways by ETA and ETB receptors in guinea-pig tracheal smooth muscle 893
Takashi Inui, Haruaki Ninomiya, Yukio Sasaki, Maki Makatani, Yoshihiro Urade, Tomoh Masaki & Takaki Yamamura
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Inhibition of inflammatory actions of aminobisphosphonates by dichloromethylene bisphosphonate, a non-aminobisphosphonate 903
Yasuo Endo, Masahiko Shibazaki, Kouji Yamaguchi, Masanori Nakamura & Hiroshi Kosugi
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Studies on the role of dopamine in the degeneration of 5-HT nerve endings in the brain of Dark Agouti rats following 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA or `ecstasy') administration 911
M.I. Colado, E. O'Shea, R. Granados, B. Esteban, A.B. Martín & A.R. Green
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Enhanced role for the opening of potassium channels in relaxant responses to acetylcholine after myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion in dog coronary arteries 925
Elsa C.H. Chan & Owen L. Woodman
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Decreased vascular permeability response to substance P in airways of genetically hypertensive rats 933
Y.S. Bakhle, Juliet D. Brogan & C. Bell
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G-protein activation by putative antagonists at mutant Thr373Lys alpha2A adrenergic receptors 939
T. Wurch, F.C. Colpaert & P.J. Pauwels
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Inhibition of the production of endothelium-derived hyperpolarizing factor by cannabinoid receptor agonists 949
I. Fleming, B. Schermer, R. Popp & R. Busse
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Effect of cerivastatin sodium, a new inhibitor of HMG-CoA reductase, on plasma lipid levels, progression of atherosclerosis, and the lesional composition in the plaques of WHHL rabbits 961
Masashi Shiomi & Takashi Ito
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A2B adenosine receptors mediate relaxation of the pig intravesical ureter: adenosine modulation of non adrenergic non cholinergic excitatory neurotransmission 969
Medardo Hernández, María Victoria Barahona, Salvador Bustamante, Albino García-Sacristán & Luis M. Orensanz
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The effects of phosphodiesterase type 4 inhibitors on tumour necrosis factor-alpha and leukotriene B4 in a novel human whole blood assay 979
Christine Brideau, Carlo Van Staden, Angela Styhler, Ian W. Rodger & Chi-Chung Chan
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Influence of TASP-V, a novel neuropeptide Y (NPY) Y2 agonist, on nasal and bronchial responses evoked by histamine in anaesthetized pigs and in humans 989
Didier-David Malis, Eric Grouzmann, Denis R. Morel, Manfred Mutter & Jean-Silvain Lacroix
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Effect of low-dose treatment with selegiline on dopamine transporter (DAT) expression and amphetamine-induced dopamine release in vivo 997
Itschak Lamensdorf, Shai Porat, Rabi Simantov & John P.M. Finberg
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The inhibition of nicotine-evoked relaxation of the guinea-pig isolated basilar artery by some analgesic drugs and progesterone 1003
Keith F. Rhodes, Julia C. Buckingham & Christopher Kennard
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Dual coupling of heterologously-expressed rat P2Y6 nucleotide receptors to N-type Ca2+ and M-type K+ currents in rat sympathetic neurones 1009
Alexander K. Filippov, Tania E. Webb, Eric A. Barnard & David A. Brown
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Aryl propanolamines: comparison of activity at human beta3 receptors, rat beta3 receptors and rat atrial receptors mediating tachycardia 1018
Marlene L. Cohen, William Bloomquist, Aidas Kriauciunas, Anthony Shuker & David Calligaro
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Effects of nicorandil as compared to mixtures of sodium nitroprusside and levcromakalim in isolated rat aorta 1025
Angel L. Cogolludo, Francisco Pérez-Vizcaíno, Susana Fajardo, Manuel Ibarra & Juan Tamargo
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Investigation of the inhibitory effects of homocysteine and copper on nitric oxide-mediated relaxation of rat isolated aorta 1034
Alison M. Emsley, Jamie Y. Jeremy, Guiomar N. Gomes, Gianni D. Angelini & Frances Plane
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Cell-specific coupling of PGE2 to different transduction pathways in arginine vasopressin- and glucagon-sensitive segments of the rat renal tubule 1041
Lotfi Aarab, Sylvie Siaume-Perez & Danielle Chabardès
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Characterization of high affinity neurotensin receptor NTR1 in HL-60 cells and its down regulation during granulocytic differentiation 1050
Se-Young Choi, Hee-Don Chae, Tae-Ju Park, Hyunjung Ha & Kyong-Tai Kim
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Distinction between surmountable and insurmountable selective AT1 receptor antagonists by use of CHO-K1 cells expressing human angiotensin II AT1 receptors 1057
P.M.L. Vanderheyden, F.L.P. Fierens, J.P. De Backer, N. Fraeyman & G. Vauquelin
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Evidence for novel caffeine and Ca2+ binding sites on the lobster skeletal ryanodine receptor 1066
Jin Jun Zhang, Alan J. Williams & Rebecca Sitsapesan
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