1988
Steroidal Regulation of mRNA Coding for Potassium Channels in Uterine Smooth Muscle
Boyle M, Kaczmarek L. Steroidal Regulation of mRNA Coding for Potassium Channels in Uterine Smooth Muscle. 1988, 359-368. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4613-0975-8_29.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmooth muscleAdministration of steroidsCourse of pregnancySmooth muscle excitabilityEnd of pregnancyUterine smooth muscleEstrogen treatmentElectrophysiological changesOvariectomized animalsProgesterone levelsHormonal statusEstrogen concentrationsMuscle excitabilitySteroidal regulationMammalian uterusSteroid hormonesPregnancyPotassium channelsProlonged changesUterusExcitabilityExcitable tissuesMuscleAnimalsQuiescent state
1987
Hormonal regulation of K+-channel messenger RNA in rat myometrium during oestrus cycle and in pregnancy
Boyle M, MacLusky N, Naftolin F, Kaczmarek L. Hormonal regulation of K+-channel messenger RNA in rat myometrium during oestrus cycle and in pregnancy. Nature 1987, 330: 373-375. PMID: 2446134, DOI: 10.1038/330373a0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChannel messenger RNAUterine smooth muscle cellsSmooth muscle excitabilityEnd of pregnancyPresence of estrogenSmooth muscle cellsIon channelsEstrogen altersPregnant ratsHormonal treatmentMyometrial cellsRat myometriumSteroid hormonesMuscle cellsOestrous cycleCellular excitabilityOestrus cycleVoltage-dependent ion channelsHormonal regulationPregnancyEstrogenExcitabilityElectrical couplingMessenger RNAMessenger RNA species