Long-term observations of uterine contractions in nonpregnant dogs

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 632-639

  Ibuki, Reiji ^a,b   Haga, Norihiro ^b   Muramatsu, Seiji ^b   Mizumoto, Akiyoshi ^b   Itoh, Zen ^b  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ATROPINE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETHANECHOL; CLONIDINE; ESTROGEN; HEXAMETHONIUM; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RITODRINE;

ANESTRUS; ARTICLE; DIESTRUS; DOG; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTRUS; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROESTRUS; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADRENERGIC AGONISTS; ANIMALS; CHOLINERGIC ANTAGONISTS; DINOPROST; DOGS; ESTROGENS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; STOMACH; TRANSDUCERS, PRESSURE; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VAGINA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0031059640     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod56.3.632     Document Type: Article

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