Overexpression of SK3 channels dampens uterine contractility to prevent preterm labor in mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1058-1063

  Pierce, Stephanie L ^a   Kresowik, Jessica D K ^a   Lamping, Kathryn G ^a   England, Sarah K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ion channels; Myometrium; Parturition; Pregnancy; Preterm labor; SK3 channels; Smooth muscle; Uterus

Indexed keywords

APAMIN; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL 3; MIFEPRISTONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; POTASSIUM CURRENT; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOMETRIUM; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

MUS; MUS MUSCULUS;

EID: 44349117360     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.066423     Document Type: Article

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