Regulation of calcitonin gene-related peptide receptors in the rat uterus during pregnancy and labor and by progesterone

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1023-1030

  Yallampalli, Chandra ^a   Gangula, P R R ^a   Kondapaka, S ^a   Fang, Li ^a   Wimalawansa, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; IODINE 125; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LABOR; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MIFEPRISTONE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CALCITONIN GENE-RELATED PEPTIDE; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032868668     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.1023     Document Type: Article

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