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Abstract
1. The affinity of the antagonist dicyclomine for subtypes of muscarinic receptors has been assessed in the myenteric plexus-longitudinal muscle preparation of the guinea-pig. 2. Dicyclomine had a high affinity (pA2 9.13) for the neuronal M1-receptor whose activation by pilocarpine causes an increase in acetylcholine release. Dicyclomine had a low affinity for both the prejunctional M2-receptor (pA2 7.61) mediating inhibition of the electrically-evoked acetylcholine release and the postjunctional M2-receptor (pA2 7.21). 3. It is concluded that dicyclomine distinguishes between M1- and M2-muscarinic receptors in functional experiments.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 3207984 PMCID: PMC1854096 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1988.tb11647.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739