Calcium antagonistic properties of the cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor nimesulide in human myometrial myocytes

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 127, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1470-1478

  Knock, Gregory A ^a   Aaronson, Philip I ^a  

^a ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium antagonists; Calcium current; Human; Labour; Myometrium; Nimesulide; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ANTAGONIST; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ION; NIMESULIDE;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPOLARIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYOMETRIUM; PH; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; ISOENZYMES; KINETICS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MYOMETRIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; SULFONAMIDES;

EID: 0032810011     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0702685     Document Type: Article

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