Effects of calcium channel blocker, mibefradil, and potassium channel opener, pinacidil, on the contractile response of mid-pregnant goat myometrium

Indian Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 795-801

  Mandi, Gurupada ^a   Sarkar, S N ^a   Mishra, S K ^a   Raviprakash, V ^a  

^a INDIAN VETERINARY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Calcium channel blocker; Goat myometrium; Mibefradil; Pinacidil; Potassium channel opener

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; GLIBENCLAMIDE; MIBEFRADIL; OXYTOCIN; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GOAT; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOLOGY; PREGNANCY; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; GLYBURIDE; GOATS; HUMANS; MIBEFRADIL; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN; PINACIDIL; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

CAPRA HIRCUS;

EID: 24644522016     PISSN: 00195189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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