Characterization of oxytocin actions in guinea-pig isolated uterine artery: The effect of pregnancy

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 343, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-42

  Jovanović, Aleksandar ^a,c   Jovanović, Sofija ^b   Grbović, Leposava ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE   (Serbia)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelium; Oxytocin; Pregnancy; Uterine artery; Vasopressin receptor

Indexed keywords

OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE ARTERY; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOPRESSIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032484990     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(97)01517-3     Document Type: Article

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