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Effect of alpha2B-adrenoceptor polymorphism on peripheral vasoconstriction in healthy volunteers.
Anesthesiology - 1 Mar 2005
Talke Pekka, Stapelfeldt Claudia, Lobo Errol, Brown Ronald, Scheinin Mika, Snapir Amir
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Alpha-2B adrenoceptor is the vasoconstrictive subtype in the mouse. Human alpha2B-AR deletion (D) allele has been associated with loss of short-term agonist-promoted receptor desensitization, which may lead to increased vasoconstriction on alpha2 activation. The goal of this study was to test the hypothesis that alpha2B-adrenoceptor activation induces enhanced vasoconstriction in carriers of the DD...
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