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