A dominant loss-of-function GJA1 (Cx43) mutant impairs parturition in the mouse

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 80, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1099-1106

  Tong, Dan ^a   Lu, Xuerong ^a   Wang, Hong Xing ^a   Plante, Isabelle ^a   Lui, Ed ^a   Laird, Dale W ^a   Bai, Donglin ^a   Kidder, Gerald M ^a,b  

^a WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Gap junction; Intercellular communication; Myometrium; Oculodentodigital dysplasia; ODDD; Oxytocin; Pregnancy; Uterus

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CONNEXIN 43; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GAP JUNCTIONS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; MYOMETRIUM; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

MUS;

EID: 66149085991     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.108.071969     Document Type: Article

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