Tocolytic effect of parecoxib, a new parenteral cyclo-oxygenase-2-specific inhibitor, on the spontaneous and prostaglandin-induced contractions of rat isolated myometrium

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AYAR A.

CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY, vol.34, no.8, pp.737-741, 2007 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 34 Issue: 8
• Publication Date: 2007
• Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2007.04632.x
• Journal Name: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.737-741
• Keywords: contractility, cyclo-oxygenase 2 inhibitors, myometrium, parecoxib, prostaglandin F-2 alpha, rat, CYCLOOXYGENASE-2 INHIBITOR, COX-2 INHIBITORS, IN-VITRO, EXPRESSION
• Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: No

Abstract

1. The present study was undertaken to elucidate the effects of parecoxib, a novel cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2 inhibitor, on spontaneous and prostaglandin-induced contractions of uterine smooth muscle.