The imidazoline receptors and the central regulation of the arterial blood pressure: a minireview

The imidazoline receptors and the central regulation of the arterial blood pressure: a minireview

Recently, we proposed the hypothesis according to wich the central hypotensive effect of clonidine and related substances could be related to an action upon specific receptors, requiring the imidazoline or imidazoline-like structures, rather than alpha2-adrenoceptors. Since then, direct evidences ha...

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Main Authors: Eduardo Tibiriça, Giampiero Bricca, Monique Dontenwill, Josiane Feldman, Hugues Greney, Alain Belcourt, Jeanne Stutzmann, Pascal Bousquet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 1993-06-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
clonidine
rilmenidine
imidazoline-preferring receptors
nucleus reticularis lateralis
arterial hypotension
antihypertensive drugs
central nervous system
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