Contractile efficacy of various prostaglandins in pregnant rat myometrium pretreated with oxytocin

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 968-975

  Balki, Mrinalini ^a   Kanwal, Nikki ^a   Erik Soussi, Magda ^a   Kingdom, John ^b   Carvalho, Jose C A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

alprostadil; dinoprostone; misoprostol; myometrial contractility; oxytocin; prostaglandin F2

Indexed keywords

MISOPROSTOL; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E1; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; MYOMETRIUM; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; OXYTOCIN; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 84864973812     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719112438971     Document Type: Article

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