Smooth muscle layer-specific variations in the autonomic innervation of bovine myometrium

General Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 91-100

  Taneike, Tetsuro ^a   Kitazawa, Takio ^a   Funakura, Hisashi ^a   Asanuma, Kentaro ^a   Tsuji, Shiro ^a   Yamada, Michiru ^a   Teraoka, Hiroki ^a   Ohga, Akira ^a  

^a Rakuno Gakuen University   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor; Autonomic innervation; Bovine myometrium; Nonadrenergic; Noncholinergic nerves

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; BRIMONIDINE; CATECHOLAMINE; CLONIDINE; GUANETHIDINE; IDAZOXAN; NORADRENALIN; PHENTOLAMINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; RAUWOLSCINE; TETRODOTOXIN; TRITIUM; XYLAZINE; YOHIMBINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC INNERVATION; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; LUTEAL PHASE; MYOMETRIUM; NERVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOASSAY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STUDY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CATECHOLAMINES; CATTLE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; PRAZOSIN; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA; UTERINE CONTRACTION; YOHIMBINE;

EID: 0032889825     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-3623(98)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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