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Adrenergic False Transmitters

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Catecholamines

Abstract

The concept that foreign amines incorporated into the stores which normally hold the physiological transmitter, noradrenaline, may be released as false transmitters was created less than a decade ago. Nevertheless, this idea has aroused great interest and several review articles dealing with various aspects of the subject were previously published (Sourkes, 1965; Muscholl, 1966a; Stone and Porter, 1967; Kopin, 1968a, 1968b; Thoenen, 1969). However, there are recent developments in this field which will be treated below in more detail. These include stereochemical requirements for formation of false transmitters, release of false transmitters by various stimuli, and the quantitative aspects of simultaneous release of a false transmitter and noradrenaline and their actions on adrenoceptors.

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Muscholl, E. (1972). Adrenergic False Transmitters. In: Blaschko, H., Muscholl, E. (eds) Catecholamines. Handbuch der experimentellen Pharmakologie / Handbook of Experimental Pharmacology, vol 33. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65249-3_14

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