Maternal prolactin secretion is phasic during induced term and post- term labor

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 81-85

  Fernandas, P Audrey ^a   Koodoo, Stanley R ^a   Wodzicki, Agnes M ^a   Allardice, James G ^a   McCoshen, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

cervical dilatation; induced labor; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; INTRAVAGINAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LABOR INDUCTION; PHARMACOLOGICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

AMNION; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROLACTIN; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030891303     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(97)00007-5     Document Type: Article

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