Atrial natriuretic peptide production and natriuretic peptide receptors in the human uterus and their effect on myometrial relaxation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 199, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 429.e1-429.e6

  Cootauco, Alice C ^a   Murphy, Jamie D ^a   Maleski, Jerome ^a   Blakemore, Karin J ^a   Slodzinski, Martin K ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

atrial natriuretic peptide; uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR A; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR B; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE RECEPTOR C; NIFEDIPINE; OXYTOCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; ISOMETRIC FORCE TENSION ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CELL; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TENSION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS RELAXATION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 52949114904     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.05.019     Document Type: Article

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