Failure of magnesium sulfate infusion to inhibit uterine activity in pregnant sheep

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 185-189

  Akoury, H A ^a   White, S E ^a   Homan, J H ^a   Cheung, V Y T ^a   Richardson, B S ^a   Bocking, A D ^a  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Calcium; Magnesium concentration; Magnesium sulfate; Preterm labor; Sheep; Tocolytics

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CORTICOTROPIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHEEP; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030876789     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70460-5     Document Type: Article

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