Stretch-activated K + channels are likely to be significant contributors to the relaxed state in pregnancy because activation by arachidonic acid lowers myometrial tension in oxytocin-stimulated tissues, an effect blocked by fluphenazine while fluphenazine alone had no effect in our studies.
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Expression of stretch-activated two-pore potassium channels in human myometrium in pregnancy and labor.
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