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Introduction to alpha adrenoceptors

 


Information about alpha-1 adrenoceptors

Subtype alpha1a/A alpha1b/B alpha1d/D
IUPHAR Code 2.1.ADR.A1A.000.00.00 2.1.ADR.A1B.000.00.00 2.1.ADR.A1D.000.00.00
Structure 7TM
h 466aa, P35348, chr.8
r 466aa, P43140
7TM
h 519aa, P35368, chr. 5
r 515aa, P15823
7TM
h 572aa, P25100, chr. 20
r 561aa, P23944
m 562aa, P97714
Agonists Oxymetazoline
A61603
N/A
N/A
Antagonists 5-MU
(+)niguildipine
SNAP5089
CEC (irreversible; NS) BMY7378
SKF105854
Native tissues rat tail artery
rat vas deferens
rat spleen
mouse spleen
rat aorta
Antagonist potency prazosin (pA2 9-10)
(+)niguldipine (9.5-10.5)
prazosin (pA2 9-10) prazosin (pA2 9-10)
BMY7378 (8.0)

Information taken from the IUPHAR Receptor Compendium