Labor induction and meconium: In vitro effects of oxytocin, dinoprostone and misoprostol on rat ileum relative to myometrium

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 405-410

  Matonhodze, Baron B ^a   Katsoulis, Lynn C ^a   Hofmeyr, G Justus ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Dinoprostone; Labor induction; Meconium; Misoprostol; Oxytocin; Prostaglandin dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; ILEUM; ILEUM CONTRACTION; INTESTINE MUSCLE; LABOR INDUCTION; MECONIUM; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ACETYLCHOLINE; ANIMALS; DINOPROSTONE; FEMALE; ILEUM; LABOR, INDUCED; MECONIUM; MISOPROSTOL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0036035751     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2002.063     Document Type: Article

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