Do α2-adrenoceptors and imidazoline binding sites coexist in the human term placenta? Evidence from direct binding studies

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 387-391

  Bagamery K ^a   Kovacs L ^a   Nyari T ^a   Falkay, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor; Agmatine; Imidazoline binding site; Term placenta

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CLONIDINE; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLINE;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIGAND BINDING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NERVE ENDING; NORADRENALIN RELEASE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

BINDING, COMPETITIVE; CELL MEMBRANE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IDAZOXAN; IMIDAZOLES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BINDING; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RECEPTORS, DRUG;

EID: 0031959036     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/4.4.387     Document Type: Article

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