Non-genomic effect of testosterone on airway smooth muscle

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 149, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1083-1091

  Kouloumenta, V ^a   Hatziefthimiou, A ^a   Paraskeva, E ^a   Gourgoulianis, K ^a   Molyvdas, P A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Airway smooth muscle; Epithelium; Non genomic pathway; Rabbit; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; CARBACHOL; DACTINOMYCIN; FLUTAMIDE; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTANOID; TESTOSTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 3 (O CARBOXYMETHYL)OXIME; TESTOSTERONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA TRANSCRIPTION; ENZYME INHIBITION; HORMONE ACTION; INCUBATION TIME; LIPOGENESIS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RESPIRATORY EPITHELIUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; TRACHEA MUSCLE;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; EPITHELIUM; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PROSTAGLANDINS; RABBITS; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 33845633353     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706936     Document Type: Article

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