Glyceryl trinitrate and acute uterine relaxation: A literature review

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 163-177

  Caponas, G ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; Nitroglycerine; Obstetric: glyceryl trinitrate

Indexed keywords

AMYL NITRITE; ARGININE; CALCIUM ION; CITRULLINE; CYCLIC GMP; DIETHYLENETRIAMINE; GLUTATHIONE REDUCTASE; GLYCEROL 1 NITRATE; GLYCEROL 1,2 DINITRATE; GLYCEROL 1,3 DINITRATE; GLYCEROL 2 NITRATE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; GUANYLATE CYCLASE; ISOFLURANE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYGEN; OXYTOCIN; PLACEBO; POTASSIUM ION; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROTEIN KINASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; UNINDEXED DRUG; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HALF LIFE; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PUERPERIUM; RABBIT; RAT; REVIEW; SHEEP; SIDE EFFECT; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION; UTERUS RELAXATION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0035069955     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x0102900211     Document Type: Review

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