Estradiol inhibits Ca2+ and K+ channels in smooth muscle cells from pregnant rat myometrium

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 376, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 101-108

  Okabe, Koji ^a   Inoue, Yoshihito ^b   Soeda, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a FUKUOKA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action potential; Ca2+ channel; Estrogen; K+ channel; Rat myometrium

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; ESTRADIOL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; TETRYLAMMONIUM; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; FEMALE; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; ANIMAL; BREEDING; CHANNEL GATING; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; PATCH CLAMP; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SMOOTH MUSCLE; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; ION CHANNEL GATING; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0032586796     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(99)00353-2     Document Type: Article

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