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The beta-2 adrenergic receptor and its agonists.
Allergy proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies - 1 Jan 2000
Dolen W K
Abstract excerpt
The beta 2 adrenoceptor has been cloned and sequenced, and details of how agonist stimulation ultimately results in clinically evident effects are now known. Receptor desensitization by agonist is an almost universal process that can be prevented and reversed by corticosteroids. Although immunologic mechanisms appear to prevail in asthma, beta 2 receptor dysfunction may be important in some circumstances. Many...
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