Inhibition of in vitro contractions of human myometrium by mibefradil, a T-type calcium channel blocker: Support for a model using excitation-contraction coupling, and autocrine and paracrine signaling mechanisms

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2005, Pages

  Young, Roger C ^a   Zhang, PeiSheng ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Human myometrium; Mibefradil; T type calcium channels

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL L TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; INDOMETACIN; MIBEFRADIL; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG EXPOSURE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTRODE; EXCITATION CONTRACTION COUPLING; FEMALE; FORCE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; ORGAN CULTURE; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; AUTOCRINE COMMUNICATION; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CALCIUM CHANNELS, T-TYPE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIBEFRADIL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MUSCLE CELLS; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 18144381023     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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