title: Differential response of adenylate cyclase to beta-adrenergic agonists in white adipocyte membranes from lean and obese (ob/ob) mice.
abstract: The quality of the beta-adrenergic response, as measured by the activation of adenylate cyclase, was found to differ in adipocyte membranes from lean and obese mice. In the tissue from lean mice, the response was similar to that in rat adipose tissue and could, by analogy, be classified as beta 1-receptor response. In the tissue preparations from the obese mice, the rank order of potency of the three classical agonists (isoproterenol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine) was more typical of a beta 2-receptor response.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000201:enzymology*; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D004837:Epinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008820:Mice, Obese; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D007545:Isoproterenol; D009638:Norepinephrine; D004837:Epinephrine