Differential vasodilation of human placental and myometrial arteries related to myofilament Ca(2+)-desensitization and the expression of Hsp20 but not MYPT1.

Dordea, A C; Sweeney, M; Taggart, J; Lartey, J; Wessel, H; Robson, S C; Taggart, M J

Dordea, A C; Sweeney, M; Taggart, J; Lartey, J; Wessel, H; Robson, S C; Taggart, M J.

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Dordea AC; Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4HH, UK.

Mol Hum Reprod ; 19(11): 727-36, 2013 Nov.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23775458

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Calcium/metabolism; Myofibrils/metabolism; Myometrium/blood supply; Placenta/blood supply; Uterine Artery/physiology; Vasodilation/physiology; Adult; Biopsy; Female; HSP20 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics; HSP20 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism; Humans; Myofibrils/pathology; Myography; Myometrium/metabolism; Myometrium/pathology; Myosin-Light-Chain Phosphatase/genetics; Myosin-Light-Chain Phosphatase/metabolism; Placenta/metabolism; Placenta/pathology; Pregnancy; Young Adult

Key words

Hsp20; PKG; human myometrial arteries; human placental arteries

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Placenta / Vasodilation / Calcium / Uterine Artery / Myofibrils / Myometrium Limits: Adult / Female / Humans / Pregnancy Language: En Year: 2013 Type: Article

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