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Adrenergic Antagonists

Adrenergic Antagonists is a class of pharmacological agents that belong to the broader category of autonomic receptor-blocking drugs, distinguished by their specific ability to inhibit adrenergic receptors activated by catecholamines such as norepinephrine and epinephrine, thereby attenuating sympathetic nervous system signaling.

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Adrenergic BlockersAdrenoceptor AntagonistsAdrenoceptor Blockers

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The Long-Term Effect of Doxazosin, Finasteride, and Combination Therapy on the Clinical Progression of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

John D. McConnell, Claus G. Roehrborn, Oliver Bautista et al. · New England Journal of Medicine · 2003 · 2K citations · Full text

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Defective Cardiac Parasympathetic Control in Patients with Heart Disease

Dwain L. Eckberg, Morris Drabinsky, Eugene Braunwald · New England Journal of Medicine · 1971 · 957 citations

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Bacteria–host communication: The language of hormones

Vanessa Sperandio, Alfredo G. Torres, Bruce B. Jarvis et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 887 citations · Full text

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Norepinephrine Stimulates Apoptosis in Adult Rat Ventricular Myocytes by Activation of the β-Adrenergic Pathway

Catherine Communal, Krishna Singh, David R. Pimentel et al. · Circulation · 1998 · 691 citations

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Noradrenergic neurons of the locus coeruleus: inhibition by epinephrine and activation by the α-antagonist piperoxane

Jesse M. Cedarbaum, George K. Aghajanian · Brain Research · 1976 · 641 citations

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Authors

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  1. RJ
    Robert J. Lefkowitz

    Duke Medical Center, United States

    32 publications · 3.4K citations

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  2. JM
    J.C. McGrath

    University of Glasgow, United Kingdom

    20 publications · 626 citations

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  3. JR
    James R. Docherty

    Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Ireland

    23 publications · 799 citations

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  4. RR
    Robert Ruffolo

    New Frontier, United States

    15 publications · 580 citations

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  5. AJ
    Alberto J. Kaumann

    University of Cambridge, United Kingdom

    14 publications · 896 citations

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  1. Duke Medical Center

    Durham, United States

    36 h-index

    184 publications

    19.5K citations

  2. Duke University Hospital

    Durham, United States

    32 h-index

    118 publications

    15K citations

  3. University of California, San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    28 h-index

    120 publications

    14K citations

  4. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    25 h-index

    123 publications

    4.2K citations

  5. Inserm

    Paris, France

    25 h-index

    185 publications

    7.9K citations

  6. National Institutes of Health

    Bethesda, United States

    24 h-index

    84 publications

    6.7K citations

  7. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    24 h-index

    125 publications

    7.5K citations

  8. Howard Hughes Medical Institute

    Chevy Chase, United States

    23 h-index

    96 publications

    12.1K citations

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  1. British Journal of Pharmacology

    BJP · 318 publications · 16K citations

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  3. PubMed

    Repository · 363 publications · 12.1K citations

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  4. Molecular Pharmacology

    70 publications · 6.2K citations

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  5. Journal of Biological Chemistry

    JBC · 50 publications · 5.7K citations

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