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Tertatolol
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Tertatolol (Artex, Artexal, Prenalex) is a medication in the class of beta blockers, used in the treatment of high blood pressure. It was discovered by the French pharmaceutical company Servier and is marketed in Europe.[1]
Tertatolol has also been shown to act as a 5-HT1A receptor antagonist, similarly to pindolol.[2][3]
References
References
- ↑ Swiss Pharmaceutical Society (2000). Index Nominum 2000: International Drug Directory (Book with CD-ROM). Boca Raton: Medpharm Scientific Publishers. ISBN 3-88763-075-0.
- ↑ Jolas T, Haj-Dahmane S, Lanfumey L; et al. (May 1993). “(-)Tertatolol is a potent antagonist at pre- and postsynaptic serotonin 5-HT1A receptors in the rat brain”. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg’s Archives of Pharmacology. 347 (5): 453–63. PMID 7686633.
- ↑ Soudijn, W.; Olivier, Berend; Wijngaarden, I. van (1997). Serotonin receptors and their ligands. Amsterdam: Elsevier. ISBN 0-444-82041-8.
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