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Reviews of Physiology, Biochemistry and Pharmacology, Volume 96 pp 53–122Cite as

Adrenergic mechanisms in blood vessels: Morphological and pharmacological aspects

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Abbreviations

cAMP:

cyclic adenosine monophosphate

COMT:

catechol O-methyl transferase

DCI:

dichloroisoprenaline

DOCA:

desoxycorticosterone acetate

DOMA:

3,4-dihydroxymandelic acid

DOPEG:

3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol

MAO:

monoamine oxidase

MOPEG:

3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol

MN:

metanephrine

NMN:

normetanephrine

OMDA:

O-methylated and deaminated metabolites (MOPEG + VMA)

OMI:

O-methyl-isoprenaline

U-0521:

3,4-dihydroxy-2-methyl propiophenone

VMA:

“vanillylmandelic” (3-methoxy-4-hydroxymandelic) acid

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