title: Calcium influx and postjunctional supersensitivity in guinea pig aortic strips.
abstract: Both reserpine and 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) pretreatment potentiated the sensitivity of guinea pig aortic strips to norepinephrine (NE), barium, methoxamine and potassium indicating postjunctional supersensitivity. However, cocaine treatmetn only potentiated the NE response indicating prejunctional supersensitivity. 6-OHDA and reserpine-induced supersensitivity but not cocaine-induced supersensitivity was accompanied by an increase in 45Ca influx.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D001464:Barium / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D003042:Cocaine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006892:Hydroxydopamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008729:Methoxamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D012110:Reserpine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D002132:Calcium Radioisotopes; D006892:Hydroxydopamines; D001464:Barium; D012110:Reserpine; D008729:Methoxamine; D003042:Cocaine; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine