Melatonin together with noradrenaline augments contractions of human myometrium

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 316, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 273-275

  Mårtensson, Lena G E ^a   Andersson, Rolf G G ^a   Berg, Göran ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Labor; Melatonin; Myometrium, human; Noradrenaline; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; NORADRENALIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MELATONIN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NOREPINEPHRINE;

EID: 0030571488     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(96)00803-5     Document Type: Article

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