The effects of a progesterone metabolite, 5β-dihydroprogesterone, on oxytocin receptor binding in human myometrial membranes

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 110, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 589-592

  Astle, Shirley ^a   Khan, Raheela N ^c   Thornton, Steven ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b WALSGRAVE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

5BETA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ATOSIBAN; DRUG METABOLITE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BIOPSY; CALCIUM CURRENT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHO CELL; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MEMBRANE; MYOMETRIUM; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATCH CLAMP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS BIOPSY;

EID: 0037904091     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1470-0328(03)02541-2     Document Type: Article

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