Evidence that corticotropin-releasing hormone modulates myometrial contractility during human pregnancy

Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 5617-5625

  Tyson, Elisa K ^a   Smith, Roger ^a   Read, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PROGESTERONE; ROLIPRAM; SALBUTAMOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS RELAXATION;

ADULT; ALBUTEROL; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOMETRIUM; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITORS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; ROLIPRAM; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UTERINE CONTRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71949123990     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2009-0348     Document Type: Article

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