Uterine contractile activity stimulates supraoptic neurons in term pregnant rats via a noradrenergic pathway

Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 633-644

  Douglas, A J ^a   Scullion, S ^a   Antonijevic, I A ^a   Brown, D ^a   Russell, J A ^a   Leng, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENOXATHIAN; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; PROTEIN FOS; VASOPRESSIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MICRODIALYSIS; NORADRENERGIC SYSTEM; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0035103195     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.142.2.7962     Document Type: Article

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