Progesterone, estrogen and pregnancy do not decrease colon myoelectric activity in rats: An in vivo study

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 53-58

  Speranzini, L B M ^a   Lopasso, P P ^a   Laudanna, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Colon myoelectric activity; Colon myoelectric activity in vivo; Electrodes; Pregnancy, rats; Progesterone, estrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; COLON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCENDING COLON; FEMALE; IN VIVO STUDY; MYOELECTRICITY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TRANSVERSE COLON;

ANIMALS; COLON; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; MODELS, ANIMAL; MYOELECTRIC COMPLEX, MIGRATING; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 47549118328     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000119643     Document Type: Article

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