Pharmacological and histochemical evidence for P2X receptors in human umbilical vessels

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 353, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 59-65

  Bo, Xuenong ^a   Sexton, Anita ^a   Xiang, Zhenghua ^a   Nori, Stefania L ^a,b   Burnstock, Geoffrey ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

ATP; Blood vessel; P2X receptor; Purinoceptor; Suramin; Umbilical artery, human; , Methylene ATP

Indexed keywords

ALPHA,BETA METHYLENEADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; PURINE P2X RECEPTOR; SURAMIN;

ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR DENSITY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0031857360     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(98)00383-5     Document Type: Article

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