The reversal by metoclopramide of apomorphine-induced inhibition of responses to stimulation of the cardioaccelerator nerves in the cat.
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1984-01-01
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The effect of metoclopramide on presynaptic dopamine receptors was investigated in the cat cardioaccelerator nerve preparation. Metoclopramide, a substituted benzamide derivative, antagonized inhibitory action of apomorphine on positive chronotropic responses induced by sympathetic nerve stimulation in cat hearts, in vivo. Neither phentolamine, an alpha-adrenergic blocking agent, nor indomethacin a prostaglandin synthesis inhibitor, antagonized the effect of apomorphine. Apomorphine did not alter the positive chronotropic effects of intravenously administered noradrenaline. Metoclopramide potentiated stimulation-induced positive chronotropic responses. These results suggest that metoclopramide blocks the presynaptic dopamine receptors at the cat heart.
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Tuncer M. The reversal by metoclopramide of apomorphine-induced inhibition of responses to stimulation of the cardioaccelerator nerves in the cat. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology. 1984 Jan-Mar; 28(1): 15-20