Ability of intrauterine bacterial lipopolysaccharide to cause in situ uterine contractions in pregnant rabbits

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 26-32

  Katsuki, Yukio ^a  

^a MOCHIDA PHARMACEUTICAL CO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lipopolysaccharide; Prostaglandin production; Rabbits; Urinary trypsin inhibitor; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; ULINASTATIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031031594     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016349709047780     Document Type: Article

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