TABLE 1

Effect of several classes of drugs on 3000 nM carbachol-induced contraction in pig iris sphincter

Results are expressed as the mean ± S.E.M. of four experiments.

Agents Contraction
% 80 mM KCl
Control 119 ± 8
Actinomycin (1 μM) 116 ± 8
Cycloheximide (70 μM) 112 ± 7
Dexamethasone (100 μM) 113 ± 13
PDTC (300 μM) 113 ± 9
SB203580 (10 μM) 110 ± 10
PD98059 (10 μM) 109 ± 9