Activation of protein kinase C is required for oxytocin-induced contractility in human pregnant myometrium

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2285-2290

  Morrison, John J ^a   Dearn, Sharon R ^b,e   Smith, Stephen K ^c   Ahmed, Asif ^b,d,e  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Myometrium; Oxytocin; Parturition; Phospholipase D; Protein kinase C

Indexed keywords

2 [1 (3 AMIDINOTHIOPROPYL) 1H INDOL 3 YL] 3 (1 METHYL 1H INDOL 3 YL)MALEIMIDE; GENISTEIN; OXYTOCIN; PHOSPHATIDATE PHOSPHATASE; PHOSPHOLIPASE D; PROTEIN KINASE C; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; STAUROSPORINE;

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0029851347     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019090     Document Type: Article

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