α-adrenergic blockade: A possible mechanism of tocolytic action of certain benzodiazepines in a postpartum rat model in vivo

Life Sciences

Volumn 72, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1093-1102

  Zupkó, István ^a   Jánossy, Kinga ^a   Maul, Katalin ^a   Márki, Árpád ^a   Falkay, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Postpartum rat; Premature delivery; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; MIDAZOLAM; NITRAZEPAM; NORADRENALIN; RADIOLIGAND; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PUERPERIUM; RAT; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; RECEPTOR BINDING; SMOOTH MUSCLE RELAXATION;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BENZODIAZEPINES; DIAZEPAM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; NITRAZEPAM; NOREPINEPHRINE; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, ALPHA-1; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 0037462252     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-3205(02)02306-8     Document Type: Article

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