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- noun medicine An
aromatic amine , used as asympathomimetic bronchodilator
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun drug (trade name Isuprel) used to treat bronchial asthma and to stimulate the heart
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The dose of isoproterenol, a medication used to treat asthma, was worked out in animals.
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By 1953, I had published a paper entitled "Reactions of strips of rabbit aorta to epinephrine, isoproterenol, sodium nitrite and other drugs".
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We found that catecholamine effects on adenylyl cyclase activation in both heart and liver preparations were, indeed, due to beta adrenergic effects as shown by the relative potencies of l-isoproterenol, l-epinephrine and l-norepinephrine with inhibition by dichloroisoproterenol and failure of alpha blockers and agonists to have effects.
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Later, Aaron Jurkiewicz, a visiting research associate from Sao Paulo, Niede Jurkiewicz and I successfully used these theoretical equations in the analysis of propranolol antagonism to isoproterenol in guinea-pig tracheal strips before and after blockade of removal of the agonist by active uptake.
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Comparison of real and simulated acupuncture and isoproterenol in methacholine-induced asthma.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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Comparison of real and simulated acupuncture and isoproterenol in methacholine-induced asthma.
The Best Alternative Medicine Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier 2000
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It is also related to some immune regulative drugs, such as cetuximab, and drugs used to treat cancers, such as isoproterenol
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Gang Wu et al. 2010
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In laboratory studies using human airway smooth muscle cells, they found that combined treatment with estradiol and the beta-agonist, isoproterenol (which non-selectively activates both beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors), had a synergistic effect on decreasing intracellular calcium and force more than either estradiol or isoproterenol alone.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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In laboratory studies using human airway smooth muscle cells, they found that combined treatment with estradiol and the beta-agonist, isoproterenol (which non-selectively activates both beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors), had a synergistic effect on decreasing intracellular calcium and force more than either estradiol or isoproterenol alone.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Lack of proair inhaler coupon for vox 2 consulting selectivity: a chance of metaproterenol, fenoterol, isoproterenol, and understanding in days with asthma.
Wii-volution 2010
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