Mechanisms of Paracrine Regulation by Fetal Membranes of Human Uterine Quiescence

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 343-349

  Carvajal, Jorge A ^a   Vidal, Rossana J ^a   Cuello, Mauricio A ^a   Poblete, Jose A ^a   Weiner, Carl P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

amnion; BKCa; chorion; fetal membranes; Myometrial quiescence

Indexed keywords

IBERIOTOXIN; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; DELIVERY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TERM BIRTH; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION;

AMNION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHORION; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCIN; PEPTIDES; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; PREGNANCY; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 33745243371     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsgi.2006.04.005     Document Type: Article

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