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Utilization of a cellular calcium pool for contraction of the human myometrium

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Im K-depolarisierten Myometrium ist die mechanische Aktivität durch die extrazelluläre Ca-Konzentration graduierbar. Zugabe von Acetylcholin in die Ca-freie, depolarisierende Lösung ergibt mechanische Spannungsentwicklung des Myometriums.

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Aronson, S., Batra, S. Utilization of a cellular calcium pool for contraction of the human myometrium. Experientia 30, 768–769 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01924175

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