Effects of thrombin on myometrial contractions in vitro and in vivo

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 799-804

  Elovitz, Michal A ^a   Saunders, Trevania ^a   Ascher Landsberg, Jessica ^a   Phillippe, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Abruptio placentae; Blood; Intrauterine bleeding; Myometrium; Phasic myometrial contractions; Thrombin

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; THROMBIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTICOAGULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SOLUTIO PLACENTAE; UTERUS BLEEDING; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0033784801     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.108897     Document Type: Conference Paper

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