Apamin inhibits NO-induced relaxation of the spontaneous contractile activity of the myometrium from non-pregnant women

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 1, Issue , 2003, Pages

  Modzelewska, Beata ^a   Kostrzewska, Anna ^a   Sipowicz, Marek ^a   Kleszczewski, Tomasz ^a   Batra, Satish ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CALCIUM ION; CHARYBDOTOXIN; DIETHYLAMINE; LEIUROTOXIN I; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM CHANNEL; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; APAMIN RECEPTOR; CHARYBDOTOXIN RECEPTOR; DIETHYLAMMONIUM 1 (N,N DIETHYLAMINO)DIAZEN 1 IUM 1,2 DIOLATE; DIETHYLAMMONIUM-1-(N,N-DIETHYLAMINO)DIAZEN-1-IUM-1,2-DIOLATE; POTASSIUM; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; SCORPION VENOM;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG TARGETING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IN VITRO STUDY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PREGNANCY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS RELAXATION; ADULT; CHANNEL GATING; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOMETRIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; APAMIN; CHARYBDOTOXIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; ION CHANNEL GATING; ION TRANSPORT; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOMETRIUM; NITRIC OXIDE; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; POTASSIUM CHANNELS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SCORPION VENOMS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 4344605038     PISSN: 14777827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-1-8     Document Type: Article

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