Postnatal development of adrenergic and cholinergic sensitivity in the isolated rat atria.
The sensitivity to adrenergic drugs in isolated rat atria increased with the postnatal development. The cholinergic chronotropic sensitivity did not further change after birth.
D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000375:Aging; D000818:Animals; D002217:Carbachol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects*; D006325:Heart Atria; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010277:Parasympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010656:Phenylephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013566:Sympathomimetics / Q000494:pharmacology*
D010277:Parasympathomimetics; D013566:Sympathomimetics; D010656:Phenylephrine; D002217:Carbachol; D007545:Isoproterenol; D000109:Acetylcholine; D009638:Norepinephrine