as a β2-adrenoceptor agonist to study its effects on adenylyl cyclase stimulation in red blood cell deformability
as an adrenergic agonist to study its effects on the stereoselective cell uptake by organic cation transporters in human embryonic kidney cell lines
as a bronchodilator to study its effects on the activation of G-protein coupled receptors (GPCR)
Biochem/physiol Actions
Metaproterenol is a β2-adrenoceptor agonist. It shows bronchodilator activity and shows therapeutic effects against bronchitis, asthma, and emphysema.
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Stimulation by transforming growth factor-α of DNA synthesis and proliferation of adult rat hepatocytes in primary cultures: modulation by α- and β-adrenoceptor agonists.
Kimura, M., et al.
Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 29, 171-171 (1999)
We have examined the effect of increased Gs protein levels on the abilities of three different beta2-agonists to induce GTP shifts and stimulate adenylyl cyclase response in an effort to investigate the kinetic association between the beta2-adrenergic receptor Gs and
Journal of chromatographic science, 52(9), 1095-1103 (2013-10-29)
The retention behavior for a series of amine neurotransmitters, their precursors, metabolites and structurally related drugs has been investigated in reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography using RP-18, RP-8, RP-2, CN and Diol stationary phases and mixtures of phosphate buffer and methanol as
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