Adrenomedullin inhibits spontaneous and bradykinin-induced but not oxytocin- or prostaglandin F(2α)-induced periodic contraction of rat uterus

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1727-1730

  Yanagita, Toshihiko ^a   Yamamoto, Ryuichi ^b   Sugano, Takashi ^a   Kobayashi, Hideyuki ^a   Uezono, Yasuhito ^a   Yokoo, Hiroki ^a   Shiraishi, Seiji ^a   Minami, Shin Ichi ^a   Wada, Akihiko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH AND WELFARE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Calcitonin receptor like receptor; Receptor activity modifying protein; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ADRENOMEDULLIN[22-52]; BRADYKININ; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE[8-37]; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FEMALE; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0033838416     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703500     Document Type: Article

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