Nifedipine kinetics in the rat and relationship between its serum concentrations and uterine and cardiovascular effects

British Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1988, Pages 23-32

  Downing, Sandra J ^a   Hollingsworth, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NIFEDIPINE; NITRENDIPINE; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS;

ANIMAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; NIFEDIPINE; PREGNANCY; RATS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0023786043     PISSN: 00071188     EISSN: 14765381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1988.tb16544.x     Document Type: Article

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