Regulation of the uterus and cervix during pregnancy and labor. Role of progesterone and nitric oxide

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 828, Issue , 1997, Pages 238-253

  Chwalisz, K ^a   Garfield, R E ^b  

^a BAYER PHARMA AG   (Germany)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; COLLAGEN; CYTOKINE; NITRIC OXIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; STEROID HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; AUTOFLUORESCENCE; CELL JUNCTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS RELAXATION;

EID: 0030779173     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1997.tb48545.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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