Age-related changes in purinergic and adrenergic components of sympathetic neurotransmission in guinea-pig seminal vesicles

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1411-1416

  Pinna, Christian ^b   Rubino, Annalisa ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenergic neurotransmission; Ageing; Purinergic neurotransmission; Seminal vesicle

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; NORADRENALIN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; PURINE RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT;

ADRENERGIC TRANSMISSION; AGE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; GUINEA PIG; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINAL VESICLE;

EID: 0030833896     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701543     Document Type: Article

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