Calcium and depolarization-dependent effect of pregnenolone derivatives on uterine smooth muscle

General Pharmacology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 879-885

  Hidalgo, A ^a,b   Suzano, R C ^a   Revuelta, M P ^a   Sanchez Diaz C ^a   Baamonde, A ^a   Cantabrana, B ^a  

^a Facultad de Medicina   (Spain)

^b Faculty de Medicina   (Spain)

Author keywords

Calcium antagonism; Depolarization; Gestagens; Rat uterus

Indexed keywords

20ALPHA HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; 20BETA HYDROXYPREGNENOLONE; CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; GESTAGEN; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNENOLONE; PREGNENOLONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0030198954     PISSN: 03063623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0306-3623(95)02131-0     Document Type: Article

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