Differences in muscarinic-receptor agonist-, oxytocin-, and prostaglandin-induced uterine contractions

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1694-1700

  Dittrich, Ralf ^a   Mueller, Andreas ^a   Oppelt, Patricia G ^a   Hoffmann, Inge ^a   Beckmann, Matthias W ^a   Maltaris, Theodoros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal model; fertility; muscarinic receptor; oxytocin; peristalsis; prostaglandin; sperm transport; uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

CARBACHOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; SULPROSTONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; FEMALE; INTRAUTERINE PRESSURE; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERISTALSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; CARBACHOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; FEMALE; MUSCARINIC AGONISTS; OXYTOCIN; PERFUSION; PRESSURE; PROSTAGLANDINS; SWINE; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 70350571896     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.117     Document Type: Article

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