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AIM: Dicentrine is a known α1-adrenoceptor antagonist, but its α1-adrenoceptor subtype selectivity has not yet been determined. We therefore, investigated the putative α1-adrenoceptor subtype selectivity of this agent. METHODS: Graded isometric contractile responses of rat aortic rings and spleen to phenylephrine were observed in the absence or presence of various concentrations of dicentrine. The pA2 values for dicentrine were determined.RESULTS: Aortic tissues were more sensitive to phenylephrine-induced connaction than the spleen tissues. Dicentrine was approximately 100 times more potent as an antagonist to the aortic contraction, than it was to the splenic contractions. CONCLUSION: Dicenuine is an a1-adrenoceptor antagonist which is more selective towards the putative α1D-adrenoceptor subtype of the rat aorta than the α1s-adrenoceptor of the spleen.