Maturation of spontaneous and agonist-induced uterine contractions in the peripartum mouse uterus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 873-878

  Mackler, Ari M ^a   Ducsay, Charles A ^a   Veldhuis, Johannes D ^b   Yellon, Steven M ^a  

^a LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; LABOR; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C3H; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0032865323     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod61.4.873     Document Type: Article

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