Pharmacological characterization of α1-adrenoceptors in porcine uterine artery

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 312, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 45-51

  Nair, Rita ^a   Dyer, Donald C ^a  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Adrenoceptor; Estrous cycle; Pregnancy; Uterine artery

Indexed keywords

2 [[2 (2,6 DIMETHOXYPHENOXY)ETHYL]AMINOMETHYL] 1,4 BENZODIOXAN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHLOROETHYLCLONIDINE; DIBENAMINE; INDOMETACIN; NIFEDIPINE; NORADRENALIN; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ESTRUS CYCLE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; SWINE; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0030593750     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(96)00418-9     Document Type: Article

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