EFFECTS OF CLONIDINE AND YOHIMBINE ON THE PUPILLARY LIGHT REFLEX AND CARBACHOL-EVOKED SWEATING IN HEALTHY-VOLUNTEERS

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作者
MORLEY, MJ [1 ]
BRADSHAW, CM [1 ]
SZABADI, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MANCHESTER,DEPT PSYCHIAT,STOPFORD BLDG,OXFORD RD,MANCHESTER M13 9PT,LANCS,ENGLAND
关键词
CLONIDINE; YOHIMBINE; PUPILLARY LIGHT REFLEX; CARBACHOL-EVOKED SWEATING; ALPHA-2-ADRENOCEPTORS;
D O I
10.1111/j.1365-2125.1991.tb03864.x
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The effects of single doses of clonidine hydrochloride (200-mu-g), yohimbine hydrochloride (22 mg), a combination of the two treatments, and placebo, on some autonomic functions were studied in healthy volunteers using a double-blind crossover design. Clonidine prolonged the recovery time of the light reflex, lowered systolic blood pressure and reduced subjectively rated alertness; these effects were reversed by yohimbine. Responsiveness of sweat glands to carbachol was not affected by the treatments.
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