Pregnancy-associated changes in responsiveness of the porcine myometrium to bioactive substances

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 469, Issue 1-3, 2003, Pages 135-144

  Kitazawa, Takio ^a   Hatakeyama, Hirofumi ^a   Cao, Jinshan ^a   Taneike, Tetsuro ^a  

^a RAKUNO GAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

5 Hydroxytryptamine; Acetylcholine; Nitric oxide; Oxytocin; Porcine uterus; Pregnancy; Spontaneous contraction

Indexed keywords

2A [4 (4 PHENYL 1,2,3,6 TETRAHYDROPYRIDYL)BUTYL] 2A,3,4,5 TETRAHYDROBENZO[CD]INDOL 2(1H) ONE; ACETYLCHOLINE; BRIMONIDINE; DR 4004; ISOPRENALINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES COMPARISON; SWINE; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0037716313     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(03)01434-1     Document Type: Article

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