Open AccessDexmedetomidine modifies uterine contractions in pregnancy terms of rats
Author(s) -
Işıl Öcal,
Yasemin Güneş,
Tufan Mert,
Dilek Özcengiz,
İsmail Günay
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
indian journal of pharmacology/the indian journal of pharmacology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.286
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1998-3751
pISSN - 0253-7613
DOI - 10.4103/0253-7613.108306
Subject(s) - dexmedetomidine , pregnancy , uterine contraction , medicine , anesthesia , uterus , biology , sedation , genetics
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).