… in murine uterus and placenta is thought to encode a peptide RSRTRQFYGLM-NH 2 ,
mouse hemokinin 1. We have examined the uterotonic effects of mouse hemokinin 1 and its N-…

… The Tac4 gene encodes only one peptide, which is the rat/mouse hemokinin-1 (r/mHK-1…
uterus, its role was also investigated in reproduction. Hemokinin-1 (and its fragment hemokinin-1…

The aim of this study was to analyze the function and expression of tachykinins, tachykinin
receptors, and neprilysin (NEP) in the mouse uterus. A previous study showed that the …

… Tachykinin and TK receptors are abundantly expressed in the uterus of different mammalian
species, including humans, rats, and mice, in which their expression varies with age, during …

… -1 and its mouse/rat orthologue, mHK-1, … -1 behaves as a full agonist at the tachykinin NK
2 and NK 3 receptors [34, 35]. In our study, hHK-1 caused a modest contractile effect in the uteri …

… tachykinin in the mouse that was named hemokinin-1 (HK-1) [… splice donor site utilized in
the mouse and rat; in contrast, … with highest expression in the uterus, placenta, cerebellum and …

… In the mouse uterus, pregnancy is accompanied by changes in tachykinin and tachykinin
receptor gene expression and in the uterotonic effects of endogenous tachykinins. In this study …

… [1–5]. A new member of the tachykinin family named hemokinin-1 (HK-1) has recently been
cloned in the mouse [6]… PPT-A mRNA was expressed in the mouse uterus, cumulus cells, and …

… was made between mouse and rat TAC4 sequence (top) and mouse and human TAC4 …
of the mouse exons. (C) Predicted TF sites in 5′ flanking region of the mouse TAC4 gene. …

… expressed in the uterus of different mammalian species, including humans, rats, and mice,
in … In human uterus, TKs acting through NK2R induce myometrial contractions with different …