Possible neural mediation of the central effects of oxytocin on uterine motility

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 289, Issue 3 58-3, 2005, Pages

  Benoussaidh, Anissa ^a   Maurin, Yves ^a   Rampin, Olivier ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Autonomic nervous system; Genital reflex; Hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESSIN; ATOSIBAN; ATROPINE; HEXAMETHONIUM; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN AGONIST; OXYTOCIN ANTAGONIST; OXYTOCIN[4 THREONINE 7 GLYCINE]; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; ATROPINE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EFFERENT PATHWAYS; FEMALE; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; HEXAMETHONIUM; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; OXYTOCIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 23944493798     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00065.2005     Document Type: Article

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