α2-Adrenergic Receptor Agonists


Agents


Pharmacology

α2A-Adrenergic Receptor is Found in the Following Central Nervous System Regions

Brainstem (especially the locus coeruleus) Midbrain Hypothalamus Hippocampus Spinal cord Cerebral cortex Cerebellum Septum

α2B-Adrenergic Receptor is Found in the Following Central Nervous System Regions

Olfactory system Thalamus Pyramidal layer of the hippocampus Cerebellar purkinje layer

α2C-Adrenergic Receptor is Found in the Following Central Nervous System Regions

Midbrain Thalamus Amygdala Dorsal root ganglia Olfactory system Hippocampus Cerebral cortex Basal ganglia Substantia nigra Ventral tegmentum


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