Modulation of rat uterine contractility by mast cells and their mediators

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 118-125

  Garfield, Robert E ^a,b   Bytautiene, Egle ^a,b   Vedernikov, Yuri P ^a,b   Marshall, Jean S ^a,b   Romero, Roberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contractions; Degranulating agents; Mast cells; Rat; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; LEUKOCYTE ACTIVATION; MAST CELL; NONHUMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0033883989     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2000.105741     Document Type: Article

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