Ethanol and parturition: A role for prostaglandins

Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Essential Fatty Acids

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 135-142

  Cook, J L ^a   Randall, C L ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MUSC Center for Drug and Alcohol Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ESTROGEN; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0031932917     PISSN: 09523278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0952-3278(98)90153-3     Document Type: Article

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