Oxytocin increases the [Ca2+]isensitivity of human myometrium during the falling phase of phasic contractions.

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• Publication year

  1999

• Venue

  American Journal of Physiology. Endocrinology and Metabolism

• Publication date

  1999-02-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.1152/ajpendo.1999.276.2.E345PMID 29597508
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