The effects of inhibiting myosin light chain kinase on contraction and calcium signalling in human and rat myometrium

Pflugers Archiv European Journal of Physiology

Volumn 440, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 315-321

  Longbottom, E R ^a   Luckas, M J M ^a   Kupittayanant, S ^a   Badrick, E ^a   Shmigol, T ^a   Wray, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ca2+ calmodulin MLCK pathway; ML 9; Myosin light chain kinase; Uterine contraction; Wortmannin

Indexed keywords

1 (5 CHLORO 1 NAPHTHALENESULFONYL)HEXAHYDRO 1H 1,4 DIAZEPINE; CALCIUM; MYOSIN; MYOSIN LIGHT CHAIN KINASE; OXYTOCIN; WORTMANNIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CURRENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROSTADIENES; ANIMALS; AZEPINES; CALCIUM; CALCIUM SIGNALING; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MYOMETRIUM; MYOSIN-LIGHT-CHAIN KINASE; POTASSIUM; PREGNANCY; RATS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0034086180     PISSN: 00316768     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004240051054     Document Type: Article

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