Relaxation of myometrium by calcitonin gene-related peptide is independent of nitric oxide synthase activity in mouse uterus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1421-1427

  Naghashpour, M ^a   Dahl, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Signal transduction; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; METESTRUS; MOUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALIA; MUS MUSCULUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 0033766150     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.5.1421     Document Type: Article

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