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Differential pharmacology between the guinea-pig and the gorilla 5-HT1D receptor as probed with isochromans (5-HT1D-selective ligands).
British journal of pharmacology - 1 May 1999
Pregenzer J F, Alberts G L, Im W B, Slightom J L, Ennis M D, Hoffman R L, Ghazal N B, TenBrink R E
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1. Both the 5-HT1D and 5-HT1B receptors are implicated in migraine pathophysiology. Recently isochromans have been discovered to bind primate 5-HT1D receptors with much higher affinity than 5-HT1B receptors. In the guinea-pig, a primary animal model for anti-migraine drug testing, however, isochr...
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