Oxytocin enhances action potentials in pregnant human myometrium - A study with microelectrodes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 222-228

  Nakao, K ^a   Inoue, Y ^a   Okabe, K ^a   Kawarabayashi, T ^a   Kitamura, K ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human myometrium; Oxytocin; Plateau potentials; Pregnant cell

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DEPOLARIZATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MICROELECTRODE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS;

EID: 0030838398     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70465-4     Document Type: Article

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