| RESEARCH PAPER |
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| Year : 1981 | Volume
: 13
| Issue : 2 | Page : 167-171 |
Heterogeneity of beta-adrenoceptors of rabbit intestine
G Jagadeesh, PK Das
Correspondence Address:
G Jagadeesh
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The beta-adrenoceptors of rabbit jejunum were investigated for their homogeneity using (-) epinephrine (E), (-)-norepinephrine (NE) and (-)-isoproterenol (IP) as the agonists. The relative order of activity for the beta-receptor sites was found to be IP>NE>E (6.23 : 1.0: 0.48). In the presence of phentolamine (2x 10-6M), bunolol yielded two different pA2 values, 6.1 with E and NE, and 7.9 with IP. However, the regression slopes of Arunlakshana-Schild plots of the three agonists in the presence of bunolol were similar.The results indicate the possibility of the existence of two types of closely related beta adrenergic receptors.
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