Gap junctions between heart muscle cells and gap junctions between uterine myometrial smooth muscle cells form a

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Gap junctions between heart muscle cells and gap junctions between uterine myometrial smooth muscle cells form a connection that provides for rapid communication. What is this called? How is uterine myometrial smooth-muscle-cell gap-junction communication up-regulated for parturition (childbirth)?

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Molecular Cell Biology

ISBN: 978-1429234139

7th edition

Authors: Harvey Lodish, Arnold Berk, Chris A. Kaiser, Monty Krieger, Anthony Bretscher, Hidde Ploegh, Angelika Amon, Matthew P. Scott

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