Coexpression of mRNAs for P2X1, P2X2 and P2X4 receptors in rat vascular smooth muscle: An in situ hybridization and RT-PCR study

Journal of Vascular Research

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 179-185

  Nori, Stefania ^a   Fumagalli, Lorenzo ^b   Bo, Xuenong ^a   Bogdanov, Yuri ^a   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aorta; Coronary arteries; Heart; Hybridization, in situ; P2X1 receptor; P2X2 receptor; P2X4 receptor; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ION CHANNEL; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; MESSENGER RNA; PURINE P2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ASSEMBLY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PULMONARY ARTERY; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CYTOCHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HEART MUSCLE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; CORONARY VESSELS; GENE EXPRESSION; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; MYOCARDIUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0031595504     PISSN: 10181172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000025582     Document Type: Article

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