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XB-ART-24188
Acta Endocrinol (Copenh) 1992 Jan 01;1261:64-6. doi: 10.1530/acta.0.1260064.
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Functional expression of human myometrial endothelin receptors in Xenopus laevis oocytes.

Kimura T , Azuma C , Saji F , Tokugawa Y , Takemura M , Miki M , Ono M , Mori K , Tanizawa O .


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We demonstrate the existence of functional endothelin receptors in human uterine myometrium using the Xenopus oocyte expression system. Fifty nanograms of poly(A)+RNA from myometrium was injected into Xenopus laevis oocytes and incubated for 70-80 h. The membrane potential of the oocyte was clamped at -60 mV and membrane current was measured during and after endothelin stimulation. Endothelin-1 elicited a large inward membrane current in the oocytes injected with poly(A)+RNA; endothelin-2 elicited a small current; while endothelin-3 did not induce any membrane current. These results indicate the existence of messenger RNA encoding functional endothelin-1 receptors in human uterine myometrium.

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