Effect of erythromycin on contractile response of uterine smooth muscle strips in non-pregnant rats

Polish Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-62

  Liu, Heng ^a   Zhu, Tianmin ^b   Ma, Yongming ^c   Qu, Songyi ^c  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c LANZHOU MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Calcium channel; Diphenhydramine; Erythromycin; Histamine H1 receptor; Non pregnant uterine smooth muscle; Rat; Verapamil

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ATROPINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; ERYTHROMYCIN; HEXAMETHONIUM; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR; HISTAMINE H1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; INDOMETACIN; MACROLIDE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; PHENTOLAMINE; TETRACYCLINE; VERAPAMIL;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; MUSCLE TONE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; RAT; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STOMACH MUSCLE; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ERYTHROMYCIN; FEMALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERUS;

EID: 0037251711     PISSN: 12306002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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