In vivo measurement of intrauterine pressure by telemetry: A new approach for studying parturition in mouse models

Physiological Genomics

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 310-316

  Pierce, Stephanie L ^a   Kutschke, William ^a   Cabeza, Rafael ^a   England, Sarah K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Myometrium; Potassium channel; Preterm labor; SK3 channel overexpressing mice; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; DELIVERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; IMPLANT; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; ISOMETRICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LABOR; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECORDING; TELEMETRY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; WILD TYPE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; SMALL-CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM-ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNELS; TELEMETRY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

MUS;

KCNN3 PROTEIN, MOUSE; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

EID: 77955449201     PISSN: 10948341     EISSN: 15312267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiolgenomics.00058.2010     Document Type: Article

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