Increase of oxytocin-induced oscillatory contractions by 4-hydroxy- 2',4',6'-trichlorobiphenyl is fstrogen receptor mediated

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 341-347

  Tsai, Mei Ling ^a,b   Webb, R Clinton ^a   Loch Caruso, Rita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; OXYTOCIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ECOSYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HYDROXYLATION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FEMALE; OXYTOCIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYLS; POTASSIUM CHLORIDE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; TAMOXIFEN; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0031049160     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.2.341     Document Type: Article

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