Effects of estradiol and interaction with progesterone or oxytocin on term human myometrial contractile activity

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-18

  Fu, Xin ^a   Moberg, Christian ^b   Bäckström, Torbjörn ^a   Ulmsten, Ulf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Oxytocin and human myometrium; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE TONE; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030069582     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349609033277     Document Type: Article

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