Agonists increase the sensitivity of contractile elements for Ca++ in pregnant rat myometrium

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 199-206

  Izumi, H ^a   Bian, K ^a   Bukoski, R D ^a   Garfield, R E ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

carbachol; fura 2; G proteins; myometrium; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CARBACHOL; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; GUANOSINE 5' O (2 THIODIPHOSPHATE); GUANOSINE 5' O (3 THIOTRIPHOSPHATE); GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; OKADAIC ACID; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0029840368     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70275-2     Document Type: Article

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