Prostaglandin F2α increases the sensitivity of the contractile proteins to Ca2+ in human myometrium

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1404-1406

  Woodcock, Nicola A ^a   Taylor, Colin W ^b   Thornton, Steven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ca2+ sensitivity; Myometrial contraction; PGF2

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROTEIN; CALCIUM; OXYTOCIC AGENT; OXYTOCIN;

AGONIST; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CALCIUM METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; TENSION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROSTIMULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; OSMOLARITY; PREGNANCY;

CALCIUM; CONTRACTILE PROTEINS; DINOPROST; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MYOMETRIUM; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 33750290749     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.03.099     Document Type: Article

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