Inhibition of contractile responses of human myometrium and intramyometrial arteries by potassium channel openers

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 886-891

  Kostrzewska, Anna ^a   Laudański, Tadeusz ^a   Batra, Satish ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cromakalin; Human myometrium; Intramyometrial arteries; K+ channel openers; Pinacidil; Vasopressin

Indexed keywords

CROMAKALIM; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT; POTASSIUM ION; VASOPRESSIN;

ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0030445820     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609055022     Document Type: Article

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