Changes in the mechanical properties of the longitudinal and circular muscle tissues of the rat myometrium during gestation

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1984 • 3,535 citations

Calcium and muscle contraction

1968 • 1,745 citations

Calcium release from the sarcoplasmic reticulum

1977 • 1,580 citations

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1980 • 1,077 citations

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1972 • 521 citations

Inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate releases Ca2+ from intracellular store sites in skinned single cells of porcine coronary artery

1984 • 389 citations

Factors modifying contraction-relaxation cycle in vascular smooth muscles

1982 • 234 citations

Excitation—contraction coupling in smooth muscle cells of the guinea‐pig mesenteric artery

1981 • 215 citations

The need for calcium in the contractile responses induced by acetylcholine and potassium in the rat uterus

1962 • 206 citations

Differences and similarities in the noradrenaline‐ and caffeine‐induced mechanical responses in the rabbit mesenteric artery

1983 • 146 citations

Changes in electrical properties of rat myometrium during gestation and following hormonal treatments.

1976 • 143 citations

Membrane potential and ionic content in pregnant and non‐pregnant rat myometrium

1965 • 142 citations

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1982 • 124 citations

Trends in autonomic pharmacology

1979 • 120 citations

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1984 • 105 citations

Tension responses of chemically skinned fibre bundles of the guinea‐pig taenia caeci under varied ionic environments

1981 • 96 citations

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1982 • 91 citations

Effects of changing the ionic environment on passive and active membrane properties of pregnant rat uterus

1971 • 60 citations

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1976 • 59 citations

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1984 • 57 citations

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1981 • 51 citations

Hormone treatments and pregnancy alter myosin light chain kinase and calmodulin levels in rabbit myometrium

1983 • 48 citations

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1976 • 32 citations

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1967 • 32 citations

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1977 • 28 citations

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1969 • 28 citations

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1981 • 28 citations

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1983 • 27 citations

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1980 • 22 citations

Excitation — Contraction coupling in smooth muscle

1978 • 17 citations

Effects of Magnesium, Oxytocin, and Prostaglandin F2α on the Generation and Propagation of Excitation in the Longitudinal Muscle of Rat Myometrium during Late Pregnancy

1983 • 17 citations

Effects of magnesium on the membrane activity and contraction of the circular muscle of rat myometrium during late pregnancy.

1983 • 11 citations

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1978 • 11 citations

Modification by magnesium and manganese ions of the effects of oxytocin on the electrical and mechanical activity of the longitudinal muscle of estrogen-treated rat uterus.

1981 • 5 citations