The effect of thyroidectomy on the responsiveness of rat atria to adrenergic amines

To examine effects of thyroid state on cardiac adrenoceptor sensitivity, left and right atria isolated from male euthyroid and hypothyroid rats were exposed to the agonists methoxamine, isoproterenol and phenylephrine and to the antagonists (10⁻⁶M) phenoxybenzamine, phentolamine and propranolol. Iso...

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Main Author: Simpson, William Wilson
Language:English
Published: 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/2429/22378