Mechanisms Involved in Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide-Induced Relaxation in Pregnant Rat Uterine Artery1
- 1 November 2003
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 69 (5) , 1635-1641
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.016725
Abstract
Human and rodent studies have demonstrated that calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), a potent vasodilator, relaxes uterine tissue during pregnancyKeywords
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