Release of non-neuronal acetylcholine from the isolated human placenta is affected by antidepressants

Life Sciences

Volumn 80, Issue 24-25, 2007, Pages 2210-2213

  Wessler, Ignaz ^a   Herschel, Sabine ^a   Bittinger, Fernando ^a   Kirkpatrick, Charles James ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

ACh release; Antidepressants; Human placenta; Organic cation transporter

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; DOXEPIN; METFORMIN; MINOXIDIL; ORGANIC CATION TRANSPORTER; THEOPHYLLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EPITHELIUM CELL; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA;

ACETYLCHOLINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANTIDEPRESSIVE AGENTS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOXEPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; METFORMIN; MINOXIDIL; NEURONS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; THEOPHYLLINE; TIME FACTORS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 34249316818     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2007.01.004     Document Type: Article

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