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Rat renal alpha 1-adrenoceptor subtypes: characterization, function, and regulation

Rainer Buscher, Frank Verfurth, Husheng Chen, Ming Yang, Thomas Philipp, Martin C. Michel

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Renal alpha1-adrenoceptors are involved in the regulation of renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, renin secretion, and sodium, calcium and bicarbonate reabsorption. This paper reviews the characterization of rat renal alpha1-adrenoceptor subtypes, their signaling mechanisms, their possible functional roles, and their regulation in the spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR).
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