Effect of mifepristone and antiestrogens on uterine PGF(2α) and PGE2 concentrations in ovariectomized and pregnant rats

Prostaglandins

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 187-197

  Li, Xue Jun ^a   Yu, He Ming ^b   Koide, Samuel S ^c  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (China)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR FAMILY PLANNING   (China)

^c POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiestrogens; estradiol; mifepristone (RU 486)

Indexed keywords

11 [4 (2 DIMETHYLAMINOETHOXY)PHENYL]ESTRADIOL; ANORDIOL; ANTIESTROGEN; FULVESTRANT; MIFEPRISTONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TAMOXIFEN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030895923     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0090-6980(97)00014-2     Document Type: Article

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