Functional characterisation of hemokinin-1 in mouse uterus

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 601, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 148-153

  Patak, Eva ^a   Pennefather, Jocelyn N ^b   Gozali, Marshella ^a   Candenas, Luz ^c   Kerr, Karen ^b   Exintaris, Betty ^b   Ziccone, Sebastian ^a   Potteck, Henrik ^b   Chetty, Navinisha ^b   Page, Nigel M ^d   Pinto, Francisco ^c  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES QUÍMICAS   (Spain)

^d KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hemokinin; NK1 and NK2 receptor; Oestrogen; Pregnancy; Tachykinin

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; HEMOKININ 1; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ A; NOLPITANTIUM; PREPROTACHYKININ; SAREDUTANT; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SWISS WEBSTER MOUSE; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MYOMETRIUM; NEUROKININ A; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-1; RECEPTORS, NEUROKININ-2; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININS; UTERUS;

EID: 56949084771     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.10.036     Document Type: Article

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