Circular versus longitudinal myometrial contractile response to selective tachykinin receptor agonists in rat

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 15, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 311-316

  Williams, M J ^a   Hamlin, G P ^a   Nimmo, A J ^a   Crane, Linda H ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Myometrium; Steroid hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR AGONIST; NEUROKININ A [4-10]; SENKTIDE; SUBSTANCE P DERIVATIVE; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR AGONIST;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SELECTIVITY; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0942277022     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/rd03021     Document Type: Article

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