Dexmedetomidine modifies uterine contractions in pregnancy terms of rats

ÖCAL I., Gunes Y., Mert T., ÖZCENGİZ D., GÜNAY İ.

INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, vol.45, no.2, pp.168-173, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 45 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4103/0253-7613.108306
  • Journal Name: INDIAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.168-173
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: The present study was aimed at determining the effective doses of Dexmedetomidine (Dex) involved in amplitude of contraction-force and frequency of uterine rings in pregnancy terms of rats. All experiments involving animal subjects were carried out with the approval of animal care and use Ethical Committee of Cukurova University. Experiments were performed on female Albino-Wistar rats (200-260 g; n = 40).