Response of pregnant human uterus to prostaglandin-F2-alpha-induction of labour.
Labour was successfully induced in 10 women at or near term with prostaglandin F(2alpha) infusion. In no case was there an increase in the resting tone of the myometrium, and complete relaxation between contractions was recorded.
D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D007751:Labor, Induced; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011453:Prostaglandins / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014599:Uterus / Q000187:drug effects*
D011453:Prostaglandins