Gestational hypoxia up-regulates protein kinase C and inhibits calcium-activated potassium channels in ovine uterine arteries

International Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 886-892

  Xiao, Daliao ^a   Zhu, Ronghui ^a   Zhang, Lubo ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic hypoxia; PKC; Pregnancy; Uterine arterial contractility

Indexed keywords

1 (2 HYDROXY 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENYL) 5 TRIFLUOROMETHYL 2(3H) BENZIMIDAZOLONE; CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; LARGE CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL; NORADRENALIN; PHORBOL DIBUTYRATE; PROTEIN KINASE C; SMALL CONDUCTANCE CALCIUM ACTIVATED POTASSIUM CHANNEL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTERY CONSTRICTION; ARTERY DILATATION; ARTICLE; CHANNEL GATING; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOXIA; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; SHEEP; UPREGULATION; UTERINE ARTERY; ANIMAL; ANOXIA; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG EFFECTS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VASODILATATION;

ANIMALS; ANOXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PHORBOL 12,13-DIBUTYRATE; POTASSIUM CHANNELS, CALCIUM-ACTIVATED; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN KINASE C; SHEEP; UTERINE ARTERY; VASODILATION;

EID: 84903317133     PISSN: 14491907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7150/ijms.9338     Document Type: Article

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