Opioid mediated activity and expression of mu and delta opioid receptors in isolated human term non-labouring myometrium

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 698, Issue 1-3, 2013, Pages 170-177

  Fanning, Rebecca A ^a   McMorrow, Jason P ^b   Campion, Deirdre P ^b   Carey, Michael F ^a   O'Connor, John J ^b  

^a Tallaght and Coombe Women's and Infant's University Hospital   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Contractile activity; Endogenous opioid peptide; Human myometrium; Opioid receptor; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DELTA OPIATE RECEPTOR; ENKEPHALIN[2 DEXTRO ALANINE 5 DEXTRO METHIONINE]; MESSENGER RNA; METENKEPHALIN DERIVATIVE; MU OPIATE RECEPTOR; OPIATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ADULT; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ENKEPHALIN, METHIONINE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, DELTA; RECEPTORS, OPIOID, MU; TERM BIRTH; UTERINE CONTRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871919228     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: 18790712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.09.045     Document Type: Article

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