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The Oxytocin-Oxytocin Receptor System and Its Antagonists as Tocolytic Agents

Oxytocin, a hormone involved in numerous physiologic processes, plays a central role in the mechanisms of parturition and lactation. It acts through its receptor, which belongs to the G-protein-coupled receptor superfamily, while Gq/phospholipase C (PLC)/inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate (InsP3) is the ma...

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Autores principales: Vrachnis, Nikolaos, Malamas, Fotodotis M., Sifakis, Stavros, Deligeoroglou, Efthymios, Iliodromiti, Zoe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3235456/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22190926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/350546