Abstract
Recent studies have demonstrated that the majority of muscarinic receptors in rabbit peripheral lung homogenates bind pirenzepine with high affinity (putative M1 subtype). In experiments of AF-DX 116 inhibiting [3H](-)quinuclidinyl benzilate or [3H]pirenzepine, we found similar inhibitory constants for AF-DX 116 binding in rat heart and rabbit peripheral lung that were 4-fold smaller (i.e. of higher affinity) than the inhibitory constant for rat cerebral cortex. This result demonstrate heterogeneity of the M1 muscarinic receptor subtype between peripheral lung and cerebral cortex.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 491-496 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Life Sciences |
Volume | 41 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jul 27 1987 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
- Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics(all)