Changes in the expression of calcitonin receptor-like receptor, receptor activity-modifying protein (RAMP) 1, RAMP2, and RAMP3 in rat uterus during pregnancy, labor, and by steroid hormone treatments

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1432-1437

  Thota, C ^a   Gangula, P R R ^a   Dong, Y L ^a   Yallampalli, Chandrasekhar ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Neuropeptides; Parturition; Pregnancy; Steroid hormones; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE A RECEPTOR; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE RECEPTOR; CALCITONIN RECEPTOR LIKE RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTOR ACTIVITY MODIFYING PROTEIN; RECEPTOR ACTIVITY MODIFYING PROTEIN 1; RECEPTOR ACTIVITY MODIFYING PROTEIN 2; RECEPTOR ACTIVITY MODIFYING PROTEIN 3; RECEPTOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; LABOR; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUERPERIUM; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING PEPTIDES AND PROTEINS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MIFEPRISTONE; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, CALCITONIN; RECEPTORS, PEPTIDE; STEROIDS; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 0141572150     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.015628     Document Type: Article

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