Uterine motility in the reptile Anolis carolinensis: Interactive effects of tension, prostaglandins, calcium, and vasotocin

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Comparative Experimental Biology

Volumn 305, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1030-1040

  Jones, Richard E ^a   Lopez, Kristin H ^a   Austin, Harriet B ^a   Orlicky, David J ^b   Summers, Cliff H ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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

^c W O Farber Center for Civic Leadership   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; CALCIUM; INDOMETACIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; LIZARD; METABOLISM; MUSCLE TONE; MYOTATIC REFLEX; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIUM; FEMALE; INDOMETHACIN; LIZARDS; MUSCLE TONUS; PROSTAGLANDINS; REFLEX, STRETCH; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VASOTOCIN;

ANOLIS CAROLINENSIS; REPTILIA;

EID: 33845391929     PISSN: 15488969     EISSN: 1552499X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.a.351     Document Type: Article

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