Contraction and relaxation of human uterine and placental smooth muscle. Endogenous control and calcium activation mechanisms.

Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand Suppl

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Published: January 1988

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