Uterine contractions depend on KIT-positive interstitial cells in the mouse: Genetic and pharmacological evidence

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 510-517

  Allix, Sébastien ^a,b   Reyes Gomez, Edouard ^a,b   Aubin Houzelstein, Geneviève ^a   Noël, Dephine ^a,b   Tiret, Laurent ^a,b   Panthier, Jean Jacques ^a   Bernex, Florence ^a,b  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b ECOLE NATIONALE VÉTÉRINAIRE D ALFORT   (France)

Author keywords

Female reproductive tract; Gene regulation; Interstitial cells; Signal transduction; Uterus

Indexed keywords

IMATINIB; STEM CELL FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVITY; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; LEYDIG CELL; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS HORN;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DUODENUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MAST CELLS; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MYOMETRIUM; PIPERAZINES; PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-KIT; PYRIMIDINES; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

MUS;

EID: 50849107659     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.066373     Document Type: Article

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