Characterization of late-pregnant rat uterine contraction via the contractility ratio in vitro. Significance of α1-adrenoceptors

Life Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 10, 2001, Pages 1119-1129

  Gaspar R ^a   Foldesi I ^b   Havass, J ^a   Marki A ^a   Falkay, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

1 adrenoceptors; Electric field stimulation; Late pregnancy; Sex hormones; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; RECEPTOR DENSITY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0035951428     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(00)01014-6     Document Type: Article

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