Morphine inhibits nocturnal oxytocin secretion and uterine contractions in the pregnant baboon

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 971-976

  Kowalski, Wlodzimierz B ^a   Parsons, Michael T ^b   Pak, Sok Cheon ^a   Wilson Jr , Laird ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MORPHINE; OXYTOCIN; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; FEMALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; METABOLIC CLEARANCE RATE; MORPHINE; OXYTOCIN; PAPIO; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 0031953516     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod58.4.971     Document Type: Article

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