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Adrenergic control of uterine function

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Spontaneous Abortion

Part of the book series: Advances in Reproductive Health Care ((ARHE,volume 2))

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A great amount of evidence, obtained from both in vivo and in vitro studies, has accumulated over the years on the importance of the endogenous catecholamines in the modulation of uterine activity. Such evidence is conflicting in several points and, most important, shows that much more information must be provided before we attain a clear picture of this modulation.

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Calixto, J.B., De Medeiros, Y.S., Rae, G.A. (1984). Adrenergic control of uterine function. In: Hafez, E.S.E. (eds) Spontaneous Abortion. Advances in Reproductive Health Care, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-9789-5_4

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