Platelet Alpha2-Adrenergic Receptor Binding and the Effects of d-Amphetamine in Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Authors :: Cathy Ray-Prenger
Kay Hodges
Walid O. Shekim
Robert Glaser
David B. Bylund
George Oetting
Source :: Neuropsychobiology. 29:120-124
Publication Year :: 1994
Publisher :: S. Karger AG, 1994.
Abstract: Presynaptic inhibitory alpha-adrenergic receptors are involved in regulating the release of norepinephrine (NE) through a negative feedback mechanism mediated by NE. Increased alpha2-adrene

Subjects :: medicine.medical_specialty
Adrenergic receptor binding
medicine.disease
Inhibitory postsynaptic potential
Psychiatry and Mental health
Norepinephrine
Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Endocrinology
Internal medicine
medicine
Catecholamine
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Platelet
Receptor
Psychology
Amphetamine
Biological Psychiatry
medicine.drug

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