| Literature DB >> 658145 |
H H Harms, G Wardeh, A H Mulder.
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The effects of adenosine and some related purines on the K+-induced release of 3H-noradrenaline from rat cerebral cortex slices were determined in a superfusion system. Adenosine and ATP caused a dose-dependent inhibition of 3H-NA release with a maximal effect of 35% at 10(-4) M. Theophylline, 10(-4) M, antagonized the inhibitory effect of adenosine. The results support the hypothesis that at least some of the central stimulant effects of the methylxanthines could be related to blockade of a purinergic inhibitory tone on noradrenergic synaptic output.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 658145 DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(78)90107-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pharmacol ISSN: 0014-2999 Impact factor: 4.432