Effect of the oxytocin antagonist atosiban (1-deamino-2-D-tyr(OET)-4- thr-8-orn-vasotocin/oxytocin) on nocturnal myometrial contractions, maternal cardiovascular function, transplacental passage, and fetal oxygenation in the pregnant baboon during the last third of gestation

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 320-324

  Nathanielsz, Peter W ^a,c   Honnebier, M Barbera O M ^a   Mecenas, C ^a   Jenkins, S L ^a   Holland, M L ^b   Demarest, K ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b R W JOHNSON PHARMACEUTICAL RES I   (United States)

^c Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; ATOSIBAN; OXYTOCIN;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; BLOOD PRESSURE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HEART RATE; NONHUMAN; OXYGENATION; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM; CAROTID ARTERIES; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PAPIO; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VASOTOCIN;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 0030791303     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod57.2.320     Document Type: Article

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