Modulatory role of endogenous androgens on airway smooth muscle tone in isolated guinea-pig and bovine trachea; involvement of β2-adrenoceptors, the polyamine system and external calcium

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 601, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 154-162

  Bordallo, Javier ^a,b   García de Boto, María José ^a,b   Meana, Clara ^a   Velasco, Lucía ^a   Bordallo, Carmen ^a,b   Suárez, Lorena ^a,b   Cantabrana, Begoña ^a,b   Sánchez, Manuel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

^b DEPARTAMENTO DE BIOQUÍMICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

adrenoceptor; Airway smooth muscle; Androgen; Calcium; Nongenomic effect; Polyamine

Indexed keywords

5BETA ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALCIUM; POLYAMINE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREATHING MUSCLE; COW; DRUG POTENCY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYAMINE SYNTHESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTOR BINDING; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; TRACHEA;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CATTLE; DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE; GUINEA PIGS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; POLYAMINES; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA-2; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TESTOSTERONE; TRACHEA;

EID: 56949102358     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2008.10.039     Document Type: Article

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