Effect of cortisol on norepinephrine-mediated contractions in ovine uterine arteries

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 284, Issue 4 53-4, 2003, Pages

  Xiao, Daliao ^a   Huang, Xiaohui ^a   Pearce, William J ^a   Longo, Lawrence D ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

11 hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase; Calcium; Inositol 1,4,5 trisphosphate; Pregnancy; 1 adrenoceptor

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; CARBENOXOLONE; HYDROCORTISONE; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; NORADRENALIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; MYOFILAMENT; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 0037378353     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00834.2002     Document Type: Article

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