Experiment 1044030
Compounds isolated
Details
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Pharmacology | |
| Organism | Empty organism |
| Citation | BUKOWIECKI,L: JAHJAH,L: FOLLEA,N:. (1982). EPHEDRINE, A POTENTIAL SLIMMING DRUG, DIRECTLY STIMULATES THERMOGENESIS IN BROWN ADIPOCYTES VIA BETA-ADRENORECEPTORS.. 6() |
| Amount utilized | |
| Compound isolated | |
| Disease | THE THERMOGENIC ACTIVITY OF SEVERAL EPHEDRINE STEREOISOMERS WERE TESTED ON ADIPOCYTES ISOLATED FROM RAT INTERSCAPULAR BROWN ADIPOSE TISSUE. THE TITLE COMPOUND RAPIDLY STIMULATED CELLULAR RESPIRATION EIGHT TIMES ABOVE BASAL VALUES. THIS ISOMER WAS MORE POTENT THAN (+)-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE, (-)-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE AND RACEPHEDRINE. THE (-) ISOMER MIMICS THE CALORIGENIC ACTION OF NOREPINEPHRINE BY DIRECTLY STIMULATING BROWN ADIPOCYTE RESPIRATION VIA BETA-ADRENORECEPTORS. |
| Dose amount | VAR |
| Number | 1 |
| Qualitative result | ACTIVE |
| Dose expression | CONC USED |