Evidence map›Paper›PMID 24121285›Full record

ReviewExperimental physiology2014

Kv7 and Kv11 channels in myometrial regulation.

Iain A Greenwood, Rachel M Tribe

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Review in Experimental physiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
1.0field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. KCommunications medicine · 2026
    Article
  2. Review
  3. Role of potassium channels in female reproductive system.Obstetrics & gynecology science · 2020
    Article
  4. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Iain A Greenwood* St George's Medical School, Division of Biomedical Sciences, London SW17 0RE, UK. i.greenwood@sgul.ac.uk.
Rachel M Tribe
King's College London · GBSt George's, University of London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G1100243Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ion channels play a key role in defining myometrial contractility. Modulation of ion channel populations is proposed to underpin gestational changes in uterine contractility associated with the transition from uterine quiescence to active labour. Of the myriad ion channels present in the uterus, this article will focus upon potassium channels encoded by the KCNQ genes and ether-à-go-go-related (ERG) genes. Voltage-gated potassium channels encoded by KCNQ and ERG (termed Kv7 and Kv11, respectively) are accepted as major determinants of neuronal excitability and the duration of the cardiac action potential. However, there is now growing appreciation that these ion channels have a major functional impact in vascular and non-vascular smooth muscle. Moreover, Kv7 channels may be potential therapeutic targets for the treatment of preterm labour.

Indexed as

AdultEther-A-Go-Go Potassium ChannelsFemaleHumansKCNQ Potassium ChannelsMuscle, SmoothMyometriumNeural PathwaysPotassium ChannelsPregnancyUterusEther-A-Go-Go Potassium ChannelsKCNQ Potassium ChannelsPotassium Channels

Identifiers

PMID24121285
PMCPMC4165302
OpenAlexW1547068443

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Registered trials

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