Effects of erythromycin on pregnancy duration and birth weight in lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm labor in pregnant rats

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 22-25

  Celik, Husnu ^a   Ayar, Ahmet ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Birth weight; Erythromycin; Lipopolysaccharide; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROCIN FLACON; ERYTHROMYCIN; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LATENT PERIOD; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; VAGINA BLEEDING; ANIMAL; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; LABOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; BIRTH WEIGHT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0037053571     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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