Mechanisms underlying the neurokinin A-induced contraction of the pregnant rat myometrium

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 130, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1165-1173

  Shintani, Yoshinobu ^a   Nishimura, Junji ^a   Niiro, Naohisa ^a   Hirano, Katsuya ^a   Nakano, Hitoo ^b   Kanaide, Hideo ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endopeptidase; Myometrium; Neurokinin A; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 METHOXYPHENYL) 2 [3 (4 METHOXYPHENYL)PROPOXY]ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; ALPHA TOXIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; DILTIAZEM; ENZYME INHIBITOR; FURA 2; NEUROKININ A; PHOSPHORAMIDON; PROTEINASE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUOROMETRY; MYOFILAMENT; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0033949525     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0703410     Document Type: Article

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