Tocolytic effects of intravenous nitroglycerin

Fundamental and Clinical Pharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 207-217

  De Spirlet, Marina ^a   Treluyer, Jean Marc ^a   Chevret, Sylvie ^b   Rey, Elisabeth ^a   Tournaire, Michel ^a   Cabrol, Dominique ^c   Pons, Gérard ^a  

^a Université Paris V ^*  (France)

^b SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DESCARTES   (France)

Author keywords

Dose finding study; Nitroglycerin; Preterm labor; Tocolysis

Indexed keywords

GLYCERYL TRINITRATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 1842833491     PISSN: 07673981     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-8206.2003.00231.x     Document Type: Article

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