Cholestasis of pregnancy, pruritus and 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor antagonists

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 861-862

  Schumann, Roman ^a   Hudcova, Jana ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

5 HT3 antagonists; Intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy; Ondansetron; Pruritus

Indexed keywords

ONDANSETRON; SEROTONIN 3 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; ANAMNESIS; ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; SIDE EFFECT;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHOLESTASIS, INTRAHEPATIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MATERNAL AGE; ONDANSETRON; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRURITUS; SEROTONIN ANTAGONISTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 4444368385     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.00556.x     Document Type: Article

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