The effects of pH change on Ca++ signaling and force in pregnant human myometrium

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 188, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1031-1038

  Pierce, S Joanne ^a   Kupittayanant, Sajeera ^a   Shmygol, Tony ^a   Wray, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium; Myometrium; pH

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM ION; OXYTOCIN; ACID; ALKALI; HYDROGEN;

ACIDIFICATION; ALKALINIZATION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM SIGNALING; CELL PH; CESAREAN SECTION; DEPOLARIZATION; DISSECTION; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR COMPLICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MYOFILAMENT; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PH MEASUREMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; ADULT; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; METABOLISM; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ACIDS; ADULT; ALKALIES; CALCIUM SIGNALING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0037738565     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.229     Document Type: Article

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