Article date: 1988/10/1
PubMed ID: 2853369
Journal name: Pharmacological research communications (ISSN: 0031-6989)
ABSTRACT
In the present study the distribution of specific binding sites for the GABA-A receptor agonist, 3H-muscimol, was studied in the rat uterus using an autoradiographic technique. Specific binding sites were present in both myometrium and endometrium suggesting a dual role for GABA in this organ.
Author List: Amenta F, Cavallotti C, Ferrante F, Erdö S L
Publication Types: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Substances mentioned in the article: Receptors, GABA-A; Muscimol;
Mesh terms: Animals; Autoradiography; Female; Muscimol/analysis; Rats; Rats, Inbred Strains; Receptors, GABA-A/drug effects; Uterus/analysis;