17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate vehicle, castor oil, enhances the contractile effect of oxytocin in human myometrium in pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 202, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 453.e1-453.e4

  O'Sullivan, Michael D ^a   Hehir, Mark P ^a   O'Brien, Yvonne M ^a   Morrison, John J ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

myometrium; preterm; progesterone

Indexed keywords

CASTOR OIL; DRUG VEHICLE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE CAPROATE; OXYTOCIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 77951838420     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.023     Document Type: Article

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