NK2 receptors mediate tachykinin-induced contractions of rat uterus during the oestrous cycle

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 53-60

  Moodley, Nallini ^a   Lau, Winnie A K ^a   Pennefather, Jocelyn N ^a   Story, Margot E ^a   Fisher, Lisa ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Non peptide tachykinin receptor antagonist; Oestrous cycle; Tachykinin NK2 receptors; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

AMASTATIN; METHACHOLINE; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ A [4-10][5 LYSINE 9 METHYLLEUCINE 10 NORLEUCINE]; NEUROKININ B; NOLPITANTIUM; OSANETANT; SAREDUTANT; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BENZAMIDE DERIVATIVE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE; PIPERIDINE DERIVATIVE; QUINUCLIDINE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIESTRUS; DRUG POTENCY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; ESTRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BENZAMIDES; DIESTRUS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; METHACHOLINE CHLORIDE; NEUROKININ A; PEPTIDES; PIPERIDINES; PROESTRUS; QUINUCLIDINES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-2; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-3; TACHYKININS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0032586792     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00359-3     Document Type: Article

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