The mechanism of propagation of intracellular calcium waves in cultured human uterine myocytes

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1228-1234

  Young, Roger C ^a   Zhang, Peisheng ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium oscillations; Calcium waves; Human myometrium; Inositol 1,4,5 triphosphate receptor; Intracellular calcium buffering; Ryanodine receptor

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM CHLORIDE; BUTYRIC ACID; INOSITOL 1,4,5 TRISPHOSPHATE; OXYTOCIN; RUTHENIUM RED; RYANODINE; RYANODINE RECEPTOR;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

EID: 0035340490     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.113872     Document Type: Article

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