Reproductive sciences
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Reproductive sciences · Dec 2012
ATP-induced currents carried through P2X7 receptor in rat myometrial cells.
The functional significance of purinergic P2 receptors in the myometrium is unclear. We previously reported the ATP-induced ionic currents in rat myometrial cells, causing uterine contractility. The aim of this study is to determine the main P2X receptors that carry the adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-induced currents. ⋯ P2X7 receptors carry ATP-induced currents in rat myometrial cells.