Characterization of α2-adrenoceptor subtypes in pregnant human myometrium

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 145-150

  Adolfsson, Per I ^a   Dahle, Lars Olav ^a   Berg, Göran ^a   Syensson, Samuel P S ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

2 adrenergic receptors; 3H rauwolscine; Human; Myometrium; Pregnancy; Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction; Subtype

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CHLORPROMAZINE; MESSENGER RNA; OXYMETAZOLINE; PRAZOSIN; RADIOLIGAND; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TRITIUM; YOHIMBINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; BINDING COMPETITION; CELL MEMBRANE; CLASSIFICATION; METABOLISM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOASSAY;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLORPROMAZINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; OXYMETAZOLINE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRAZOSIN; PREGNANCY; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; TRITIUM; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0031596736     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000009944     Document Type: Article

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