Central hemodynamic effects of an oxytocin receptor antagonist (atosiban) in the isolated, perfused rat heart

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 186-187

  Thorp Jr, John M ^a   Mayer, David ^a   Kuller, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antagonist; Tocolytic drug

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE DP-DT; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEART PERFORMANCE; HEART RATE; ISOLATED HEART; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HEART; HEART RATE; MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; VASOTOCIN; VENTRICULAR PRESSURE;

EID: 0032838834     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(99)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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