Potencies of agonists acting at tachykinin receptors in the oestrogen-primed rat uterus: Effects of peptidase inhibitors

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 335, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 221-226

  Fisher, Lisa ^a   Pennefather, Jocelyn N ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oestrogen; Peptidase inhibitor; SR 142801; Tachykinin receptor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

AMASTATIN; CAPTOPRIL; ENZYME INHIBITOR; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; N (1 CARBOXY 3 PHENYLPROPYL)PHENYLALANYLISOSERINE; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ A DERIVATIVE; NEUROKININ B; OSANETANT; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; SENKTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; SUBSTANCE P DERIVATIVE; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; DIPEPTIDES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NEUROKININ A; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PIPERIDINES; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, TACHYKININ; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0030779030     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01229-6     Document Type: Article

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