Use of medroxyprogesterone acetate in the prevention of postoperative adhesions

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 650-654

  Montanino Oliva, M ^a   Metzger, D A ^a   Luciano, A A ^a  

^a NEW BRITAIN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

adhesions; hypoestrogenemia; immunosuppression; inflammatory reaction; Progestin; Ringer's Lactate

Indexed keywords

LEUPRORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; RINGER LACTATE SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADHESION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE TREATMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WOUND CLOSURE;

EID: 0030045138     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)58169-2     Document Type: Article

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