Early onset of parturition induced by acute alcohol exposure in C57BL/6J mice: Role of uterine PGE and PGF(2α)

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 815-823

  Cook, J L ^a,b   Randall, C L ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ALCOHOL; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; TRITIUM;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; ASPIRIN; DINOPROST; ETHANOL; FEMALE; FETUS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS E; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; TRITIUM;

EID: 0031397179     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/R97083     Document Type: Article

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