Intraperitoneal infusion of proinflammatory cytokines does not cause activation of the rat uterus during late gestation

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 289, Issue 4 52-4, 2005, Pages

  Mitchell, Bryan F ^a   Zielnik, Barbara ^a   Wong, Susan ^a   Roberts, Carla D ^a   Mitchell, Jana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Contraction associated proteins; Interleukin 1 ; Parturition; Tumor necrosis factor ; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; CYTOKINE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN H2 SYNTHASE 2; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE RESPONSE; LABOR; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PUMP; PERITONEAL CAVITY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; FEMALE; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTERLEUKIN-1; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 25144500986     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00058.2005     Document Type: Article

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