Expression of β-adrenergic receptors in the rat uterus: Effects of puberty and oestrogen treatment during prepubertal development

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-39

  Brauer, M Mónica ^a,b   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b Institute Cle fi'Sica   (Uruguay)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adrenoceptors; Noradrenaline; Oestrogen; Puberty; Uterus

Indexed keywords

3 ISOPROPYLAMINO 1 (7 METHYL 4 INDANYLOXY) 2 BUTANOL; ATENOLOL; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; DIHYDROALPRENOLOL; ESTROGEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PUBERTY; RAT; UTERUS;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; DIHYDROALPRENOLOL; ENDOMETRIUM; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; SEXUAL MATURATION; SUBCELLULAR FRACTIONS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031835274     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0736-5748(97)00047-6     Document Type: Article

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