Potent inhibition by tamoxifen of spontaneous and agonist-induced contractions of the human myometrium and intramyometrial arteries

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 381-386

  Kostrzewska, A ^a   Laudanski, T ^a   Batra, S ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Antiestrogens; myometrium; tamoxifen; uterine artery

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031026956     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70503-9     Document Type: Article

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