Hemeoxygenase-1 inhibits human myometrial contractility via carbon monoxide and is upregulated by progesterone during pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 949-955

  Acevedo, Carmen H ^a   Ahmed, Asif ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Labor; Progesterone; Smooth muscle; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ESTRADIOL; HEME OXYGENASE; HEMIN; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0032032945     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI927     Document Type: Article

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