Desensitization of β2-adrenoceptor function in non-pregnant rat myometrium is modulated by sex steroids

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 170, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 147-155

  Engstrom T ^a   Vilhardt, H ^a   Bratholm, P ^a   Christensen, N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ISOPRENALINE; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; SEX HORMONE; BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTRADIOL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MODULATION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS RELAXATION; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; IC 50; METABOLISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTION; WISTAR RAT;

ADRENERGIC BETA-AGONISTS; ANIMALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION 50; ISOPROTERENOL; MYOMETRIUM; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-3; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 4244130451     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1700147     Document Type: Article

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