Localization of endothelin receptors in human uterus throughout the menstrual cycle

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 439-444

  Collett, G P ^a   Kohnen, G ^a   Campbell, S ^a   Davenport, A P ^b   Jeffers, M D ^c   Cameron, I T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Endothelium receptors; Human; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS;

AUTORADIOGRAPHY; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; RECEPTORS, ENDOTHELIN; UTERUS;

EID: 0030154736     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/2.6.439     Document Type: Article

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