Enhanced expression of P2X4 and P2X7 purinergic receptors in the myometrium of pregnant rats in preterm delivery models

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1186-1192

  Urabe, Satoshi ^a   Miyoshi, Hiroshi ^a   Fujiwara, Hisaya ^a   Yamaoka, Kaoru ^b   Kudo, Yoshiki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lipopolysaccharide; Mifepristone.; Myometrium; P2X receptor; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MIFEPRISTONE; PURINERGIC P2X4 RECEPTOR; PURINERGIC P2X7 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MIFEPRISTONE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, PURINERGIC P2; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 70450199604     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109344630     Document Type: Article

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