Endothelin-2 induces oviductal contraction via endothelin receptor subtype A in rats

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 383-391

  Al Alem, Linah ^a   Bridges, Phillip J ^a   Su, Wen ^b   Gong, Ming C ^b   Iglarz, Marc ^c   Ko, CheMyong ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c ACTELION PHARMACEUTICALS LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 2; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR A; ENDOTHELIN RECEPTOR B; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUMULUS OOPHORUS; ENDOMETRIUM CELL; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROARRAY ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; DINOPROSTONE; ENDOTHELIN-2; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE ARRAY SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; OOCYTES; OVUM TRANSPORT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN A; RECEPTOR, ENDOTHELIN B; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 34447093024     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-07-0089     Document Type: Article

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