Effects of tachykinins on uterine smooth muscle

Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology

Volumn 27, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 922-927

  Patak, E N ^a   Pennefather, Jocelyn N ^a   Story, M E ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Human; Mouse; Neurokinin A; NK1 and NK2 receptors; Peptidase inhibitors; Rat; Substance P; Tachykinins; Uterine contractions

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; NEUROKININ; PEPTIDASE; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DEAMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MOLECULAR CLONING; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; RAT; RECEPTOR BINDING; SENSORY NERVE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MICE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; RATS; RECEPTORS, TACHYKININ; TACHYKININS; UTERUS;

EID: 0033763913     PISSN: 03051870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1681.2000.03362.x     Document Type: Article

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