Title | Uterine Function [electronic resource] : Molecular and Cellular Aspects / edited by Mary E. Carsten, Jordan D. Miller |
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Imprint | Boston, MA : Springer US, 1990 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0575-0 |
Descript | XXIII, 605 p. online resource |
1. Ultrastructure and Calcium Stores in the Myometrium -- 2. Uterine Metabolism and Energetics -- 3. Myosin Light Chain Phosphorylation in Uterine Smooth Muscle -- 4. Thin Filament Control of Uterine Smooth Muscle -- 5. Calcium Control Mechanisms in the Myometrial Cell and the Role of the Phosphoinositide Cycle -- 6. Calcium Channels: Role in Myometrial Contractility and Pharmacological Applications of Calcium Entry Blockers -- 7. The Role of Membrane Potential in the Control of Uterine Motility -- 8. ?-Adrenoceptors, Cyclic AMP, and Cyclic GMP in Control of Uterine Motility -- 9. Physiological Roles of Gap Junctional Communication in Reproduction -- 10. Molecular Mechanisms of Steroid Hormone Action in the Uterus -- 11. Oxytocin in the Initiation of Labor -- 12. Oxytocin Receptors in the Uteru -- 13. Regulatory Peptides and Uterine Function -- 14. Biosynthesis and Function of Eicosanoids in the Uterus -- 15. Pharmacological Application of Prostaglandins, Their Analogues, and Their Inhibitors in Obstetrics -- 16. Fetal Tissues and Autacoid Biosynthesis in Relation to the Initiation of Parturition and Implantation -- 17. Endocrinology of Pregnancy and Parturition -- 18. Circulation in the Pregnant Uterus -- 19. Effects of Obstetric Analgesia and Anesthesia on Uterine Activity and Uteroplacental Blood Flow