Expression and modulation of Rho kinase in human pregnant myometrium

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 196-200

  Moran, C J ^a   Friel, A M ^a,b   Smith, T J ^b   Cairns, M ^b   Morrison, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GALWAY   (Ireland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Human myometrium; Preterm labour; Rho kinase; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM ION; CALCIUM SENSITIZER; MESSENGER RNA; NIFEDIPINE; RHO FACTOR; RHO KINASE; RHOA FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; Y 27532;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MODULATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0036170111     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/8.2.196     Document Type: Article

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