Mammalian tachykinins and uterine smooth muscle: The challenge escalates

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 500, Issue 1-3 SPEC. ISS., 2004, Pages 15-26

  Pennefather, Jocelyn N ^a,b   Patak, Eva ^c   Pinto, Francisco M ^d   Candenas, M Luz ^d  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Inst de Invest Químicas   (Spain)

Author keywords

Myometrium; Neprilysin; Neurokinin A; Neurokinin B; Substance P; Tachykinin receptors

Indexed keywords

AMASTATIN; BESTATIN; CAPTOPRIL; ESTROGEN; MEMBRANE METALLOENDOPEPTIDASE; N (1 CARBOXY 3 PHENYLPROPYL)PHENYLALANYLISOSERINE; NOLPITANTIUM; OSANETANT; SAREDUTANT; TACHYKININ; TACHYKININ RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; THIORPHAN;

ABORTION; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; GESTATION PERIOD; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; MAMMAL; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; STRESS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAMMALS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; RECEPTORS, TACHYKININ; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TACHYKININS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 4644240097     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2004.07.007     Document Type: Review

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