Regulation of myometrial smooth muscle functions

Current Pharmaceutical Design

Volumn 10, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 2499-2517

  Hertelendy, F ^a   Zakar, T ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cell signaling; CRH; Cytokines; Endothelin; Mechanical stretch; Myometrium; Nitric oxide; Oxytocin; Parturition; Preterm labor; Progesterone; Prostaglandins; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

BUPHENINE; CELECOXIB; CONNEXIN 43; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ENDOTHELIN; EPOSTANE; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; FENOTEROL; HEXOPRENALINE; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MIFEPRISTONE; NICARDIPINE; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; RITODRINE; SALBUTAMOL; SULINDAC; TERBUTALINE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1; UNINDEXED DRUG; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

DELIVERY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS GROWTH; UTERUS RELAXATION;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY MAINTENANCE; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 3242891871     PISSN: 13816128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1381612043383926     Document Type: Review

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