Modulation of uterine contractility and peristalsis by oxytocin in estrogen-primed non-pregnant swine uteri

European Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 157-162

  Müller, Andreas ^a   Siemer, J ^a   Renner, S ^a   Hoffmann, I ^a   Beckmann, M W ^a   Dittrich, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fertility; Oxytocin; Perfusion; Peristalsis; Sperm transport; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HORMONE ACTION; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; ORGASM; PERISTALSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL AROUSAL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SWINE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS BICORNIS; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; MUSCLE, SMOOTH; OXYTOCICS; OXYTOCIN; PERFUSION; SWINE; UTERINE CONTRACTION; UTERUS;

EID: 33646747865     PISSN: 09492321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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