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Influence of citalopram and chlorimipramine on uptake of 5-HT by isolated perfused guinea pig lungs. 1978

B Fjalland

A method is described for the preparation and perfusion in vitro of isolated guinea pig lungs, 5-HT is rapidly taken up from a perfusing solution by the organ (about 70% uptake). In the concentration range 10(-7) to 5 X 10(-6) M citalopram concentration dependently inhibited the uptake of 5-HT by the lung preparation. Chlorimipramine inhibited the uptake of 5-HT only by 40--50%, and the inhibition was not concentration dependent. The method used seems to be a reliable model for studying the uptake of 5-HT.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008168	Lung	Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.	Lungs
D008297	Male		Males
D011437	Propylamines	Derivatives of propylamine (the structural formula NH2CH2CH2CH3).
D002997	Clomipramine	A tricyclic antidepressant similar to IMIPRAMINE that selectively inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain. It is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract and demethylated in the liver to form its primary active metabolite, desmethylclomipramine.	Chlorimipramine,Anafranil,Chlomipramine,Clomipramine Hydrochloride,Clomipramine Maleate (1:1),Clomipramine Monohydrochloride,Hydiphen,Hydrochloride, Clomipramine,Monohydrochloride, Clomipramine
D003984	Dibenzazepines	Compounds with two BENZENE rings fused to AZEPINES.
D004305	Dose-Response Relationship, Drug	The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug.	Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D005260	Female		Females
D006168	Guinea Pigs	A common name used for the genus Cavia. The most common species is Cavia porcellus which is the domesticated guinea pig used for pets and biomedical research.	Cavia,Cavia porcellus,Guinea Pig,Pig, Guinea,Pigs, Guinea
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001572	Benzofurans	Compounds that contain a BENZENE ring fused to a furan ring.	Coumarones,Diphenylbenzofuran