Effect of estrogen on intracellular signaling pathways linked to activation of M2- and M3-muscarinic acetylcholine receptors in the rat myometrium

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 17-24

  Abdalla, Fernando M F ^a   Abreu, Lygia C ^b   Porto, Catarina S ^b  

^a INSTITUTO BUTANTAN   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cyclic AMP; Estrogen; Inositol phosphate; Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes; Myometrium

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CARBACHOL; CYCLIC AMP; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FORSKOLIN; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; METHOCTRAMINE; MUSCARINIC AGENT; MUSCARINIC M2 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC M3 RECEPTOR; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PARA FLUOROHEXAHYDROSILADIFENIDOL; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PHOSPHOINOSITIDE METABOLISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0034712173     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0303-7207(99)00259-2     Document Type: Article

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