Sensitivity of myometrium to CGRP varies during mouse estrous cycle and in response to progesterone

American Journal of Physiology - Cell Physiology

Volumn 278, Issue 3 47-3, 2000, Pages

  Naghashpour, M ^a   Dahl, G ^a  

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

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide receptor component protein; Potassium contracture; Receptor activity modifying protein; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; GAP JUNCTION; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; POTASSIUM CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE METABOLISM; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0034097378     PISSN: 03636143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.2000.278.3.c561     Document Type: Article

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