The effect of long-term hypoxia on tension and intracellular calcium responses following stimulation of the thromboxane A2 receptor in the left anterior descending coronary artery of fetal sheep

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 364-372

  Gilbert, Raymond D ^a   Maruko, Keiko ^b   Stiffel, Virginia M ^b  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Calcium sensitivity.; Fetus; Smooth muscle

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXY 11ALPHA,9ALPHA EPOXYMETHANOPROSTA 5,13 DIENOIC ACID; 2 [1 (3 DIMETHYLAMINOPROPYL) 3 INDOLYL] 3 (3 INDOLYL)MALEIMIDE; 4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; FURA 2; PROTEIN KINASE C; RHO KINASE; THROMBOXANE A2 RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTICLE; CALCIUM CELL LEVEL; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FETUS; FETUS HEART; HYPOXIA; LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING CORONARY ARTERY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TENSION;

15-HYDROXY-11 ALPHA,9 ALPHA-(EPOXYMETHANO)PROSTA-5,13-DIENOIC ACID; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; CALCIUM; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; FETAL HYPOXIA; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN KINASE C; RECEPTORS, THROMBOXANE A2, PROSTAGLANDIN H2; RHO-ASSOCIATED KINASES; SHEEP;

EID: 63849309997     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109333439     Document Type: Article

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