Electrical inhibition of preterm birth: Inhibition of uterine contractility in the rabbit and pup births in the rat

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1986-1993

  Karsdon, Jeffrey ^a   Garfield, Robert E ^b   Shi, Shao Qing ^b   Maner, William ^b   Saade, George ^b  

^a NEW YORK DOWNTOWN HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Preterm birth prevention; Rabbit; Rat; Tocolysis; Uterine contraction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIRTH; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; LATENT PERIOD; MUSCLE TONE; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PARAMETER; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; RAT; TOCOLYSIS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; VAGINA;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; AREA UNDER CURVE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RABBITS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 28444450916     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.009     Document Type: Article

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