New Aspects of the Role of Adrenoceptors in the Cardiovascular System: Festschrift in Honour of the 65th Birthday of Prof. Dr. Hans-Joachim Schümann

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Involvement of Catecholaminergic Neurones of the Hypothalamus in Blood Pressure Regulation....Pages 3-13
On the Mechanism and Scope of Adrenoceptor-Mediated Control of Sympathetic Neuro-Effector Transmission: A Model Study....Pages 14-23
Presynaptic α -Adrenoceptor Control of Transmitter Release from Vascular Sympathetic Neurones in Vitro....Pages 24-32
Presynaptic β -Adrenoceptors in Human Blood Vessels and Their Possible Relationship to Adenylate Cyclase....Pages 33-42
In Vivo Operation of Prejunctional Adrenoceptors in the Peripheral Sympathetic Nervous System....Pages 43-56
Transmitter Coexistence in the Sympathetic Nervous System: Impact on Cardiovascular Regulation....Pages 57-65
Front Matter....Pages 67-67
Adrenoceptors in the Myocardium: Mechanical and Biochemical Events Resulting from Their Stimulation....Pages 69-77
Regulation of Myocardial Contractility Via Adrenoceptors: Differential Mechanisms of α - and β -Adrenoceptor-Mediated Actions....Pages 78-105
The Functional Role of the Coexistence of β 1 - and β 2 -Adrenoceptors in the Human Heart....Pages 106-120
Effect of Thyroid Hormones on Myocardial Adrenoceptors and Adrenoceptor-Mediated Cardiovascular Responses in the Rat....Pages 121-128
Postsynaptic α -Adrenoceptors in Blood Vessels: Discrepancies between Results Obtained in Vivo and in Vitro....Pages 129-138
Adrenaline Reversal and Postjunctional α -Adrenoceptors....Pages 139-144
Back Matter....Pages 145-145