Oxytocin Antagonist (dTVT) and Oxytocin Receptors in Myometrium and Decidua

American Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 205-208

  Fuchs, Anna Riitta ^a   Vangsted, Annette ^a   Demarest, Keith ^b   Ivanisevic, Marina ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b R W JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RES I   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

ANIMAL CELL; DECIDUA; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

EID: 0024518825     PISSN: 07351631     EISSN: 10988785     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-999577     Document Type: Article

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