Comparison of the in vivo activity of different oxytocin antagonists in the pregnant baboon

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 251-254

  Fejgin, Moshe D ^a   Pak, Sok Cheon ^a   Flouret, George ^c   Parsons, Michael T ^b   Wilson Jr, Laird ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Oxytocin antagonists; Oxytocin challenge test; Pregnant baboon; Tocolytic

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; L 366948; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN ANTAGONIST; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEMALE; INTRAARTERIAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; OXYTOCIN; PAPIO; PEPTIDES, CYCLIC; PREGNANCY; RATS; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 0344765473     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(98)00021-5     Document Type: Article

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