Intracellular calcium stores and agonist-induced contractions in isolated human myometrium

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 468-476

  Luckas, Murray J M ^a   Taggart, Michael J ^b   Wray, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agonist; Calcium; Myometrium; Sarcoplasmic reticulum

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBACHOL; INDO 1; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADULT; AGONIST; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CESAREAN SECTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE TONE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION;

EID: 0032871287     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70580-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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