Drugs acting on the pregnant uterus

Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 241-247

  Arrowsmith, Sarah ^a   Kendrick, Annabelle ^a,b   Wray, Susan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL WOMEN'S NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Contraction; Smooth muscle; Tocolytics; Uterotonins

Indexed keywords

ATOSIBAN; BARUSIBAN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CARBOPROST TROMETAMOL; GEMEPROST; GESTAGEN; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; INDOMETACIN; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; NIFEDIPINE; NITRIC OXIDE DONOR; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN ANTAGONIST; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITOR; RITODRINE; ROFECOXIB; SALBUTAMOL; TERBUTALINE; UNINDEXED DRUG; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG COST; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPNEA; FETUS DISTRESS; HEART PALPITATION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LUNG EDEMA; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MYOMETRIUM; NAUSEA; NECROTIZING ENTEROCOLITIS; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PREMATURE LABOR; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; UTERUS CONTRACTION; UTERUS RELAXATION; UTERUS RUPTURE;

EID: 77955516909     PISSN: 17517214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogrm.2010.05.001     Document Type: Article

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