A role for voltage-gated, but not Ca 2+-activated, K + channels in regulating spontaneous contractile activity in myometrium from virgin and pregnant rats

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 147, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 815-824

  Aaronson, Philip Irving ^a   Sarwar, Uzma ^b   Gin, Stephanie ^b   Rockenbauch, Uli ^a   Connolly, Michelle ^a   Tillet, Alexandra ^b   Watson, Sarah ^b   Liu, Bing ^b   Tribe, Rachel Marie ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BK Ca channels; Channels; K V; Myometrium; Potassium channels; Pregnancy; Rat; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CAPSAICIN; IBERIOTOXIN; PAXILLINE; PENITREM A; PHENTOLAMINE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; PROPRANOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLTAGE GATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; MYOMETRIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, VOLTAGE-GATED; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33645546682     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjp.0706644     Document Type: Article

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