Modulation of calcium mobilization in aortic rings of pregnant rats: Contribution of extracellular calcium and of voltage-operated calcium channels

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 979-988

  Roy, Bertrand ^a   Sicotte, Benoit ^a   Brochu, Michèle ^a   St Louis, Jean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,4 DIHYDRO 2,6 DIMETHYL 5 NITRO 4 [2 (TRIFLUOROMETHYL)PHENYL] 3 PYRIDINECARBOXYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CALCIUM; CALCIUM 45; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHLORIDE; GALLOPAMIL; ISRADIPINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; TRITIUM;

ANIMAL TISSUE; AORTA CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM MOBILIZATION; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VASCULAR RING;

ANIMALIA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0033015426     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.4.979     Document Type: Article

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