Tissue-level signaling and control of uterine contractility: The action potential-calcium wave hypothesis

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 146-152

  Young, Roger C ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium waves; Myometrium; Tissue level signaling; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; LABOR; MUSCLE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ACTION POTENTIALS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0034611971     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(00)00041-1     Document Type: Review

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