The effects of dexmedetomidine on spontaneous contractions of isolated gravid rat myometrium

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 238-243

  Karaman, Semra ^a   Evren, Vedat ^a   Firat, Vicdan ^a   Cankayali, Ilkin ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dexmedetomidine; Gravid rat; Myometrium

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DEXMEDETOMIDINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; ISOLATED ORGAN; MYOGRAPHY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; OBSTETRIC ANESTHESIA; PREGNANCY; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANESTHESIA, OBSTETRICAL; ANIMALS; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 33745027952     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02850129     Document Type: Article

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