Regional variations in contractile responses to prostaglandins and prostanoid receptor messenger ribonucleic acid in pregnant baboon uterus

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 6 I, 1998, Pages 1545-1552

  Smith, G C S ^a   Baguma Nibasheka, M ^a   Wen Xuan Wu, ^a   Nathanielsz, P W ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Baboon; Labor; Prostaglandin; Receptors; Uterus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN E3; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTANOID RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BABOON; CONFERENCE PAPER; DELIVERY; FEMALE; LABOR; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0032416141     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70022-5     Document Type: Conference Paper

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