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The binding of the selective DA-1 receptor antagonist [3H]-SCH 23390 in sections of rat kidney was studied using combined in vitro biochemical radio-receptor assay and autoradiography. [3H]-SCH 23390 was bound to sections of rat kidney in a manner consistent with the labeling of DA-1 receptors with a disssociation constant value of 4.2 nmol/l and a Bmax value of 180.6 fmol/mg protein. Light microscope autoradiography revealed a dense accumulation of silver grains in juxtaglomerular cells and in proximal convoluted tubule cells. These findings suggest that the stimulation of renin release elicited by dopamine and DA-1 receptor agonists may be mediated by the activation of DA-1 receptors located on juxtaglomerular cells.
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Amenta, F., Ricci, A. Demonstration of dopamine DA-1 receptor sites in rat juxtaglomerular cells by light microscope autoradiography. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Arch Pharmacol 342, 719–721 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175718
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00175718