Population
Cats (preclinical model)
Comparison
Moxonidine, clonidine, SK&F-86466, and efaroxan vs Control
Design
Preclinical
Authors
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Moxonidine may preserve chemosensitivity during BP reduction in animals; leaves open translation to human respiratory safety versus clonidine.
Selective I1-imidazoline receptor activation with moxonidine lowers blood pressure without depressing central respiratory chemosensitivity, unlike the mixed I1/alpha-2 agonist clonidine.
Haxhiu et al. (1995) studied this question.
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