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- article 3
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- dysmenorrhea 1
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review
2013
The degree of phosphorylation of myosin light chain 20 (MLC20) is a major determinant of force generation in smooth muscle. Myosin phosphatases (MPs) contain protein phosphatase (PP) 1 as catalytic subunits and are the major enzymes that de…
article
2011
Human myometrium develops phasic contractions during labor. Phosphorylation of caldesmon (h-CaD) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK 1/2) has been implicated in development of these contractions, however the phospho-regulatio…
article
2002
In human parturition, progesterone withdrawal and estrogen activation are not mediated by changes in progesterone and estrogen levels. Instead, these events could be facilitated by changes in the responsiveness of the myometrium to progeste…
article
1979
Nine cases of peliosis hepatis are reported; five of these were associated with the administration of androgen or anabolic androgenic steroids and a sixth with large doses of medroxy‐progesterone acetate. In five instances, neoplasm was pre…