Gestational change of K + channel opener effect is correlated with the expression of uterine K ATP channel subunits

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-56

  Sawada, Kenjiro ^a   Morishige, Ken Ichirou ^a   Hashimoto, Kae ^a   Tasaka, Keiichi ^a   Kurachi, Hirohisa ^b   Murata, Yuji ^a   Kurachi, Yoshihisa ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b YAMAGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ATP sensitive K + channel; Diazoxide; Pregnancy; Preterm labor; Rat uterus

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; INWARDLY RECTIFYING POTASSIUM CHANNEL SUBUNIT KIR6.2; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL STIMULATING AGENT;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INHIBITION; DRUG POTENCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 24644467806     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2004.11.026     Document Type: Article

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