SUMMARY  The foliowing cardiac effects may be at­tributed to thyroxin:  1-Thyroxin augments all anaerobic pro­cesses in the body includ::ng the heart, and decreases the glycogen content of the heart ( 1, 2, 5, 27). The resistance of the heart to anoxia is increased in hyperthyroidism ( 25). 2- Thyroxin influences the cardiac weight and prevents cardiac atrophy (3, 8, 10, 11, 19, 20, 21, 30...

introduction the compounds known as β-adrenergic agonists (β-aa) are organic molecules that have the ability to bind to β-adrenergic receptors (β-ar) and start biochemical reactions that will result in increase of accretion of skeletal muscle and reduction in accretion of fat. the anabolic responses to β-aa are temporary, with a peak time occurring during the first 14 days, after which there is...

The technique of quantitative autoradiography has been used to localize changes in the densities of subtypes of beta-adrenergic receptors in rat brain following treatment with 6-hydroxydopamine. Previously reported increases in the density of beta 1-adrenergic receptors in the cerebral cortex were confirmed. The anatomical resolution of autoradiography made it possible to detect changes in the ...

The β2-adrenergic receptor, located in the prostate region, binds noradrenaline and can influence growth of tumors. removal Adrb2, gene for this halt tumor thus serve as an alternative to chemotherapy cancer treatment. Inhibition receptor may have similar effects. Comparison β2- (PDB ID: 5X7D) β1-adrenergic 2Y04) structures showed a conserved binding region on Chain A offset by approximately ei...

Characterization of adrenergic receptors in membranes from the rat seminal vesicle was studied by radioligand binding assay. Seminal vesicle membranes contained saturable and high affinity binding sites for the beta-adrenergic receptor antagonist 3H-dihydroalprenolol (3H-DHA) and for the alpha-adrenergic antagonist 3H-prazosin. The observed order of potency for adrenergic agonists in competing ...

During prolonged exposure to agonist, beta2-adrenergic receptors undergo downregulation, defined by the loss of radioligand binding sites. To determine the cellular basis for beta2-adrenergic receptor downregulation, we examined HEK293 cells stably expressing beta2-adrenergic receptors with an N-terminal epitope tag. Downregulation was blocked by leupeptin, a cysteine protease inhibitor, but no...

ACTH “big ACTH”, 175 “little ACTH”, 175 Acetyl strophanthidin, radioimmunoassay, 221 Adenylate cyclase activity, measurement by radioimmunoas8ay, 312 beta-Adrenergic binding sites catecholamine assay vehicle, 259 heart muscle membrane fractions, 259 Adrenergic receptors, current concepts, 259 alpha-Adrenergic receptors, catecholamines, 261 beta-Adrenergic receptors, catecholamines, 261 Aldoster...

Neurons in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) that project to the brainstem and spinal cord are important for autonomic regulation. The excitability of pre-autonomic PVN neurons is controlled by the noradrenergic input from the brainstem. In this study, we determined the role of " 2 adrenergic receptors in the regulation of excitatory and inhibitory synaptic inputs to spinally projecting PVN neu...