THG113.31, a specific PGF2alpha receptor antagonist, induces human myometrial relaxation and BKCa channel activation

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 5, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Doheny, Helen C ^a   O'Reilly, Michael J ^a   Sexton, Donal J ^a   Morrison, John J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; IBERIOTOXIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; THG 11331; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; KCNMA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNIT; PEPTIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; THG113.31 PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; PATCH CLAMP; PROTEIN INDUCTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION; CELL CULTURE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CELLS, CULTURED; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL ALPHA SUBUNITS; LARGE-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; MYOMETRIUM; PATCH-CLAMP TECHNIQUES; PEPTIDES; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN ANTAGONISTS; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 33947672347     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-5-10     Document Type: Article

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