Effect of progesterone on intracellular Ca2+ homeostasis in human myometrial smooth muscle cells

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 276, Issue 2 45-2, 1999, Pages

  Fomin, Victor P ^a   Cox, Blair E ^a   Ann Word, R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiprogestin; Endothelin; Endothelin receptors; Medroxyprogesterone acetate; Oxytocin; Progesterone receptor; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; CALCIUM; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM HOMEOSTASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYOFILAMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR BINDING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0032987165     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1999.276.2.c379     Document Type: Article

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