Gq-protein alpha subunit expression and distribution in pregnant rat myometrial tissues

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 209-217

  Harris, Cathleen M ^a   Saunders, Trevania ^a   Baunoch, David A ^a   Phillippe, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenylyl cyclase; G proteins; Gq; Myometrium; Phosphatidylinositol

Indexed keywords

GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GTP-BINDING PROTEINS; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 0030983882     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(97)00031-2     Document Type: Article

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