Cholinergic responses of seminal vesicles isolated from rats exposed perinatally to hydrocortisone

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 91-95

  Pereira, O C M ^a   Yasuhara, F ^a   Arena, A C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acetyl methylcholine; Acetylcholine; Hydrocortisone; Rat; Seminal vesicle

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; HYDROCORTISONE ACETATE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; DRUG TOXICITY; EMBRYO; FEMALE; ISOLATED ORGAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0038627691     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-6618(03)00061-6     Document Type: Article

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