Endothelin stimulation of rat uterine segment contractility is estrogen-dependent

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-53

  Gittens, Lisa N ^a   Wojtczuk, Andrea ^a   Weiss, Gerson ^a   Goldsmith, Laura T ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelin; Estrogen; Steroid; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; ESTROGEN; POTASSIUM;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; ENDOTHELINS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; POTASSIUM; RATS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031879881     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000009997     Document Type: Article

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