Pregnancy in rats is modulated by ganglionic cholinergic action

Reproduction

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1151-1158

  Casais, M ^a   Delgado, S M ^a   Sosa, Z ^a   Rastrilla, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE SAN LUIS   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ATROPINE; BUFFER; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; MUSCARINIC RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; CELIAC GANGLION; CHOLINERGIC ACTIVITY; CHOLINERGIC SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; INCUBATION TIME; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ATROPINE; CHOLINERGIC AGONISTS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SYMPATHETIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEXAMETHONIUM; MODELS, ANIMAL; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; OVARY; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, INBRED STRAINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 33745206083     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/rep.1.00990     Document Type: Article

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