Intra- and intercellular calcium waves in cultured human myometrium

Journal of Muscle Research and Cell Motility

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 349-355

  Young, Roger C ^a   Hession, Rory O ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTANOL; OXYTOCIN; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL COMMUNICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALCIUM; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; HUMANS; KINETICS; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; MYOMETRIUM; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM; TETRAETHYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0029901147     PISSN: 01424319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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