Contractile activity, membrane potential, and cytoplasmic calcium in human uterine smooth muscle in the third trimester of pregnancy and during labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 181, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1445-1451

  Parkington, Helena C ^a   Tonta, Mary A ^a   Brennecke, Shaun P ^a   Coleman, Harold A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cytoplasmic calcium; Intracellular microelectrodes; Prostaglandins; Smooth muscle; Sodium potassium adenosine triphosphatase

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE (POTASSIUM SODIUM); CALCIUM ION; OUABAIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXCITABILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0033385922     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(99)70390-X     Document Type: Article

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