Production of premature delivery in pregnant rhesus monkeys by androstenedione infusion

Nature Medicine

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 443-448

  Mecenas, Charles A ^a,b   Giussani, Dino A ^a,b   Owiny, James R ^a,b   Jenkins, Susan L ^a,b   Wen, X ^a,b   Wu, M ^a,b   Honnebier, Barbera O M ^a,b   Lockwood, Charles J ^a,b   Kong, Linda ^a,b   Guller, Seth ^a,b   Nathanielsz, Peter W ^a,b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTROGEN; FIBRONECTIN; OXYTOCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OXYTOCIN BLOOD LEVEL; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHESUS MONKEY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MACACA MULATTA; MONKEY DISEASES; MYOMETRIUM; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

ANIMALIA; MACACA MULATTA; PRIMATES;

EID: 19144364441     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0496-443     Document Type: Article

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