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. 2004 May 17;142(3):461–468. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0705799

Table 5.

KL/KH ratios and intrinsic efficacies (ɛ ) from [3H]CPA binding curves in the presence of DPCPX and NECA in renal sections from normal and hypothyroid rats

  [3H]CPA (KL/KH) DPCPX ([3H]CPA (KL/KH) NECA ɛCPA
Cortex
 Normal rats 3.12 3.90 1.25
 Hypothyroid rats 3.01 3.44 1.14
Outer medulla
 Normal rats 3.24 3.82 1.17
 Hypothyroid rats 2.85
Inner medulla
 Normal rats 3.12 3.58 1.14
 Hypothyroid rats 3.05 4.15 1.36

ɛ the intrinsic efficacy of an agonist as defined by Morey et al. (1998).