On the mechanism of the amphetamine induced vasodilation at the rat's cerebral cortex.
Cerebral cortical blood flow was measured with the hydrogen clearance technique. It was found that the increase in CoBF induced by amphetamine is blocked by atropine or chlorpromazine.
D000661:Amphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001285:Atropine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000098:blood supply*; D002560:Cerebrovascular Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D002746:Chlorpromazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D014664:Vasodilation / Q000187:drug effects*
D001285:Atropine; D000661:Amphetamine; D007545:Isoproterenol; D002746:Chlorpromazine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine