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. 2008 Jun 2;155(1):110–117. doi: 10.1038/bjp.2008.217

Table 3.

Affinity estimates of antagonists on the circular smooth muscle of the pig internal anal sphincter.

Antagonist Affinity at published α1-adrenoceptor subtypes
Affinity at pig internal anal sphincter with
        Phenylephrine Noradrenaline
  α1A α1B α1D Mean pKB Mean pKB
BMY7378 6.5±0.2 6.9±0.2 8.9±0.5 6.59±0.15 6.33±0.13
5-MU 8.8±0.1 7.2±0.1 7.9±0.1 8.51±0.10 8.31±0.10
Prazosin 9.3±0.2 9.6±0.1 9.6±0.1 8.58±0.10 8.15±0.08
RS100329 9.6±0.1 7.8±0.2 7.9±0.1 9.01±0.14 9.06±0.22
RS17053 9.4±0.1 7.6±0.3 7.4±0.3 <7.0 <7.0