Modulation of AT1 receptor-mediated contraction of rat uterine artery by AT2 receptors

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1429-1436

  Zwart, Adam S ^a   Davis, Elizabeth A ^a   Widdop, Robert E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; AT1 receptor; AT2 receptor; CGP 42112; Losartan; PD123319; Pregnancy; Rat uterine artery

Indexed keywords

1 (4 DIMETHYLAMINO 3 METHYLBENZYL) 5 DIPHENYLACETYL 4,5,6,7 TETRAHYDRO 1H IMIDAZO[4,5 C]PYRIDINE 6 CARBOXYLIC ACID; ANGIOTENSIN; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN 2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; LOSARTAN; NICOTINOYLTYROSYL(N BENZYLOXYCARBONYLARGINYL)LYSYLHISTIDYLPROLYLISOLEUCINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OLIGOPEPTIDE; PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYOGRAPHY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERINE ARTERY; ANIMAL; ARTERY; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION; VASOCONSTRICTION;

ANGIOTENSIN II; ANIMALS; ARTERIES; FEMALE; IMIDAZOLES; LOSARTAN; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PHENYLEPHRINE; PREGNANCY; PYRIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 1; RECEPTOR, ANGIOTENSIN, TYPE 2; RECEPTORS, ANGIOTENSIN; UTERUS; VASOCONSTRICTION;

EID: 0031593617     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702210     Document Type: Article

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