Oxytocin and its receptor in pregnancy and parturition: Current concepts and clinical implications

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 89, Issue 5 II SUPPL., 1997, Pages 873-883

  Zeeman, Gerda G ^a   Khan Dawood, Firyal S ^a   Dawood, M Yusoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; VASOPRESSIN RECEPTOR;

CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; TOCOLYSIS; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0030948119     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(97)00056-2     Document Type: Article

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