Modulation of the effects of norepinephrine uptake inhibitors on the norepinephrine-induced contractile response of the porcine uterine artery during early pregnancy

Canadian Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 61, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 214-220

  Laporte, Régent ^a,b   DeRoth, Laszlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b BOSTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COCAINE; HYDROCORTISONE; NORADRENALIN; NORADRENALIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BLASTOCYST; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SWINE; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS BLOOD FLOW;

ANIMALS; ARTERIES; BLASTOCYST; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; COCAINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEAL PHASE; NEURONS; NEUROTRANSMITTER UPTAKE INHIBITORS; NOREPINEPHRINE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SWINE; UTERUS; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

ANIMALIA; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0030753668     PISSN: 08309000     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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