Augmentation and suppression of action potentials by estradiol in the myometrium of pregnant rat

Canadian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 447-453

  Inoue, Yoshihito ^a,c   Okabe, Koji ^b   Soeda, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b FUKUOKA DENTAL COLLEGE   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action potential; Channel current; Estradiol; Progesterone; Rat myometrium

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL;

AFTERHYPERPOLARIZATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; SODIUM CURRENT; VOLTAGE CLAMP;

EID: 0033505737     PISSN: 00084212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/y99-046     Document Type: Article

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