Comparison of relaxin receptors in rat isolated atria and uterus by use of synthetic and native relaxin analogues

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 123, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 762-770

  Tan, Y Y ^a,b   Wade, J D ^b   Tregear, G W ^b   Summers, R J ^c  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Functional receptor; Rat atria; Rat uterus; Relaxin; Signalling pathway

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR; RELAXIN; RELAXIN RECEPTORS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM; HEART ATRIUM FUNCTION; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; ATRIAL FUNCTION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; RELAXIN; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; UTERUS;

EID: 0031988974     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0701659     Document Type: Article

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