Inhibition of proliferation of contaminating fibroblasts by D-valine in cultures of smooth muscle cells from human myometrium

Cell Biology International

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 1-7

  Hongpaisan, Jarin ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Calcium; Cell culture; Diffusible elements; Fibroblast; Fura 2; Ion transport; Myometrium; Oxytocin; Smooth muscle; X ray microanalysis

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; DESMIN; FURA 2; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM ION; SODIUM ION; VALINE;

ARTICLE; CELL PROLIFERATION; FIBROBLAST; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ION TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGY; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; MYOMETRIUM; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

EID: 0034097545     PISSN: 10656995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/cbir.1999.0448     Document Type: Article

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