Large-conductance Ca2+-dependent K+ channels regulate basal uteroplacental blood flow in ovine pregnancy

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 402-408

  Rosenfeld, Charles R ^a,b   Roy, Tim ^a   DeSpain, Kevin ^a   Cox, Blair E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Potassium channels; Sheep; Uterine cGMP; Uterine vasodilation

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CYCLIC GMP; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; TETRYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTERIAL BLOOD; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEART RATE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MECHANICAL PROBE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; SYNTHESIS; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS HORN; VASODILATATION; VENOUS BLOOD; ANIMAL; BLOOD FLOW; BREEDING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; SWINE; UTERUS; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; CYCLIC GMP; FEMALE; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; SWINE; UTERUS;

EID: 24144434471     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2005.04.009     Document Type: Article

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