title: Alpha 2-adrenoceptor stimulation in the periventricular nucleus increases urine flow rate with minimal effects on blood pressure.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Pharmacology & Therapeutics and Internal Medicine, University of Manitoba, 753 McDermot Avenue, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada R3E 0T6. bpenner@cc.umanitoba.ca
authors.forename: S Brian
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Penner
authors.forename: Heather A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: Donald D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Smyth
mesh_terms: D058647:Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects*; D016316:Guanfacine / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D020644:Midline Thalamic Nuclei / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012964:Sodium / Q000652:urine; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014563:Urodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D058647:Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists; D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D016316:Guanfacine; D012964:Sodium