Regulation of connexin 43 by nitric oxide in primary uterine myocytes from term pregnant women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 434-440

  Roh, Cheong Rae ^a   Heo, Ji Hee ^a   Yang, Soon Ha ^a   Bae, Duk Soo ^a  

^a Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Connexin 43; Nitric oxide; Parturition; Uterine myocytes

Indexed keywords

3,3 BIS(2 AMINOETHYL) 1 HYDROXY 2 OXOTRIAZENE; CONNEXIN 43; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLIC GMP; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; N ACETYL S NITROSOPENICILLAMINE; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERUS;

EID: 0036679371     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.123600     Document Type: Article

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