Mechanisms of drugs that affect uterine motility

Journal of Nurse-Midwifery

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 367-370

  Sultatos, Lester G ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CHANNEL; OXYTOCIC AGENT; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

CALCIUM CHANNELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OXYTOCICS; PREGNANCY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031182713     PISSN: 00912182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0091-2182(97)60134-2     Document Type: Article

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