title: Adrenergic receptors in frontal cortex in human brain.
abstract: The binding of three adrenergic ligands ([3H]prazosin, [3H]clonidine, [3H]dihydroalprenolol) was studied in the frontal cortex of human brain. alpha 1-Receptors, labeled by [3H]prazosin, predominated. [3H]Clonidine bound to two classes of sites, one of high affinity and one of low affinity. Guanosine triphosphate appeared to lower the affinity of [3H]clonidine for its receptor. [3H]Dihydroalprenolol bound to three classes of sites: the beta 1-receptor, the beta 2-receptor and a receptor with low affinity which represented about 40% of the total binding, but which was probably a non-specific site; the beta 1/beta 2 ratio was 1/2.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cash
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raisman
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ruberg
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Agid
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001665:Binding Sites; D003000:Clonidine / Q000378:metabolism; D004082:Dihydroalprenolol / Q000378:metabolism; D005625:Frontal Lobe / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D011180:Postmortem Changes; D011224:Prazosin / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000032:analysis*; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000032:analysis*; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D014316:Tritium; D004082:Dihydroalprenolol; D003000:Clonidine; D011224:Prazosin