Uterine activity during pregnancy and labor assessed by simultaneous recordings from the myometrium and abdominal surface in the rat

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 178, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 811-822

  Buhimschi, C ^a   Boyle, M B ^a   Saade, G R ^a   Garfield, R E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Electrical activity; Electromyography; Parturition; Power spectrum; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ONAPRISTONE;

ABDOMEN; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR; LABOR COMPLICATION; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031968718     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70498-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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