Role of T-type Ca2+ channels in the spontaneous phasic contraction of pregnant rat uterine smooth muscle

Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 241-249

  Lee, Si Eun ^a   Ahn, Duck Sun ^a   Lee, Young Ho ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Mibefradil; Nickel; NNC 55 0396; Spontaneous contractility

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE ALPHA1G; CALCIUM CHANNEL T TYPE ALPHA1H; CALCIUM ION; MESSENGER RNA; MIBEFRADIL; NICKEL; NIFEDIPINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 67651008991     PISSN: 12264512     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4196/kjpp.2009.13.3.241     Document Type: Article

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