In vivo stimulation of the β2-adrenergic pathway increases expression of the G(i) proteins and the α(2A)-adrenergic receptor genes in the pregnant rat myometrium

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 156, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 379-387

  Lecrivain J L ^a   Mhaouty Kodja, S ^a,b   Cohen Tannoudji, J ^a   Maltier, J P ^a   Legrand, C ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b University of Lausanne Departement de Pharmacologie et de Toxicologie   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENYLATE CYCLASE; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; ISOPRENALINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROPRANOLOL; RAUWOLSCINE;

ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; STEADY STATE;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GI-GO; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOPROTERENOL; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; RNA, MESSENGER; STIMULATION, CHEMICAL;

EID: 2642675277     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1560379     Document Type: Article

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