Correlation between α1/β-adrenoceptor ratio and spontaneous uterine motor activity in the post-partum rat

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 921-924

  Zupko I ^a   Marki A ^a   Gaspar R ^a   Falkay, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Adrenergic receptors; Post partum rat; Tocolysis; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; FENOTEROL; PRAZOSIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; ANIMAL; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; TIME; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FENOTEROL; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PRAZOSIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; TIME FACTORS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031593759     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.9.921     Document Type: Article

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