Effects of Oxytocin, Prostaglandin F2α and Prostaglandin E2 on Intracellular Free Calcium Concentrations of Longitudinal Muscle Cells Isolated from Term Pregnant Rat Myometrium

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 145-149

  Kawarabayashi, Tatsuhiko ^a   Shojo, Hideki ^b   Tsukamoto, Takuji ^b  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fura 2; Intracellular free calcium; Myometrium; Oxytocin; Prostaglandin E2; Prostaglandin F2

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; FURA 2; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CELL CULTURE; CELL SUSPENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR CALCIUM; FEMALE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT DYES; FURA-2; MUSCLES; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0030895774     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000291842     Document Type: Article

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