The effects of commercial preparations of red raspberry leaf on the contractility of the rat's uterus in vitro

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 494-501

  Zheng, Jing ^a   Pistilli, Marc J ^a   Holloway, Alison C ^a   Crankshaw, Denis J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Herbal; Labor; Pregnancy; Rat; Red raspberry leaf; Uterine contractility

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; OXYTOCIN; PLANT EXTRACT; RED RASPBERRY LEAF EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PLANT LEAF; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASPBERRY; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 77950562193     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109359703     Document Type: Article

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