Tocolytic effect of a Rho-kinase inhibitor in a mouse model of lipopolysaccharide-induced preterm delivery

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 903-908

  Tahara, Masahiro ^a   Kawagishi, Rikako ^a   Sawada, Kenjiro ^a   Morishige, Kenichiro ^a   Sakata, Masahiro ^a   Tasaka, Keiichi ^a   Murata, Yuji ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Lipopolysaccharide; Mouse; Preterm delivery; Rho kinase; Y 27632

Indexed keywords

4 (1 AMINOETHYL) N (4 PYRIDYL)CYCLOHEXANECARBOXAMIDE; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; RHO KINASE INHIBITOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; CELL ACTIVATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE MODEL; FEMALE; MALE; MOUSE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PUMP; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOCOLYSIS;

EID: 14644444217     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2004.09.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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