What is the effect of ghrelin on rat uterine contractility in vitro?

Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 137-142

  Mostafa, Abeer F ^a   Samir, Shereen M ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; Indomethacin; L NAME; Myometrium; Propranolol HCl

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; INDOMETACIN; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OXYTOCIN; PROPRANOLOL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RAT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GHRELIN; INDOMETHACIN; MYOMETRIUM; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYTOCIN; PROPRANOLOL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 84888121557     PISSN: 07926855     EISSN: 21910286     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2012-0063     Document Type: Article

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