Inhibition of cervical ripening by local application of cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1374-1379

  Bukowski, Radek ^a   MacKay, Lynn ^a   Fittkow, Cordula ^a   Shi, Leili ^a   Saade, George R ^a   Garfield, Robert E ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cervical ripening; Cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DRUG VEHICLE; NIMESULIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CROSS LINKING; RAT; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 0034978369     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.115121     Document Type: Conference Paper

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