The roles of α2-adrenoceptor subtypes in the control of cervical resistance in the late-pregnant rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 615, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 193-200

  Gál, Adrienn ^a   Ducza, Eszter ^a   Minorics, Renáta ^a   Klukovits, Anna ^a   Gálik, Márta ^a   Falkay, George ^a   Gáspár, Róbert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

2 adrenoceptor; (Rat); Cervical resistance; Cyclic AMP; Pregnancy; Subtype selective antagonist

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2A ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2C ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CYCLIC AMP; INHIBITORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; STIMULATORY GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; 2 [2 [4 (2 METHOXYPHENYL) 1 PIPERAZINYL]ETHYL] 4,4 DIMETHYL 1,3(2H,4H) ISOQUINOLINEDIONE; ADRA2A PROTEIN, RAT; ADRA2C PROTEIN, RAT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; AR-C239; DIOXANE DERIVATIVE; ISOQUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; NORADRENALIN; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PIPERAZINE DERIVATIVE; SPIRO COMPOUND; SPIROXATRINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS FUNCTION; ANIMAL; BREEDING; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR AGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; CYCLIC AMP; DIOXANES; FEMALE; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GI-GO; GTP-BINDING PROTEIN ALPHA SUBUNITS, GS; ISOQUINOLINES; NOREPINEPHRINE; PERTUSSIS TOXIN; PIPERAZINES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-2; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SPIRO COMPOUNDS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 67649083630     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2009.04.067     Document Type: Article

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