Effects of long-term high-altitude hypoxemia on α1-adrenergic receptors in the ovine uterine artery

American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Volumn 270, Issue 3 39-3, 1996, Pages

  Hu, Xiang Qun ^a   Longo, Lawrence D ^a   Gilbert, Raymond D ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

adrenergic receptor; hypoxia; pregnancy; sheep

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; COCAINE; IPRONIAZID; NORADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; PHENTOLAMINE; PRAZOSIN; PROPRANOLOL; RADIOLIGAND;

ALTITUDE; ALTITUDE DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FEMALE; LIGAND BINDING; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR OCCUPANCY; SHEEP; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; UTERINE ARTERY;

EID: 33745361698     PISSN: 03636135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.1996.270.3.h1001     Document Type: Article

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