Oxytocin: An unexpected risk for cardiologic and broncho-obstructive effects, and allergic reactions in susceptible delivering women

Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Liccardi, Gennaro ^a   Bilò, Maria Beatrice ^b   Mauro, Ciro ^a   Salzillo, Antonello ^a   Piccolo, Amedeo ^a   D'Amato, Maria ^c   Liccardi, Annabella ^a   D'Amato, Gennaro ^a  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anaphylaxis; Bronchial asthma; Delivery; Drug allergy; Heart; Hypersensitivity; Latex allergy; Oxytocin; Oxytocin allergy; Oxytocin and heart; Oxytocin side effects

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CYTOKINE; OXYTOCIN;

ALLERGIC REACTION; ANAPHYLAXIS; ASTHMA; BLOOD PRESSURE; BRONCHOSPASM; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; DELIVERY; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEUROMODULATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; VASODILATATION;

EID: 84983108439     PISSN: 1828695X     EISSN: 20496958     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-8-67     Document Type: Review

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