Figure 1.
The schematic presentation of the physiological pathways of contraction or relaxation in uterine myocytes
(CalM: calmodulin; MLCK: myosin light chain kinase; MLCP: myosin light chain phosphatase; SR: sarcoplasmic reticulum; Gs: G-protein coupled stimulatory protein; PLC: phospholipase C; PIP2: Phosphatidyl inositol diphosphate; DAG: diacylglycerol; IP3: inositol triphosphate; AA: arachidonic acid; PG: prostaglandin; VOC: Voltage operated channels)