Contribution of calcium-sensitive potassium channels to NS1619-induced relaxation in human pregnant myometrium

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 208-213

  Khan, Raheela N ^a,b,d   Smith, Stephen K ^b   Ashford, Michael L J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ca2+ activated potassium channels; Charybdotoxin; Myometrium; NS1619; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

1 (2 HYDROXY 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL) 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 2(3H) BENZIMIDAZOLONE; CALCIUM ION; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; UTERUS RELAXATION;

EID: 0031884789     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.1.208     Document Type: Article

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