Effect of methylergometrine maleate (methergin) on electrical and mechanical activities of pregnant human myometrium

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 246-249

  Kawarabayashi, Tatsuhiko ^a   Kishikawa, Tadao ^a   Sugimori, Hajime ^a  

^a SAGA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Action potential; Contraction; Methylergometrine; blocker

Indexed keywords

METHYLERGOMETRINE MALEATE; METHYLERGOMETRINE TARTRATE; PHENTOLAMINE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN CELL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO; METHYLERGONOVINE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0025345929     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: 1423002X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000293327     Document Type: Article

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