Vimentin-Positive, c-KIT-Negative Interstitial Cells in Human and Rat Uterus: A Role in Pacemaking?1
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- 1 February 2005
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Biology of Reproduction
- Vol. 72 (2), 276-283
- https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.104.033506
Abstract
The mechanism underlying spontaneous pacemaker potential in the uterus is not clearly understood. Several spontaneously active smooth muscles have inKeywords
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