"Tocolytic Agents" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs that prevent preterm labor and immature birth by suppressing uterine contractions (TOCOLYSIS). Agents used to delay premature uterine activity include magnesium sulfate, beta-mimetics, oxytocin antagonists, calcium channel inhibitors, and adrenergic beta-receptor agonists. The use of intravenous alcohol as a tocolytic is now obsolete.
| Descriptor ID |
D015149
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.875.825 D27.505.954.705.825
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| Concept/Terms |
Tocolytic Effect- Tocolytic Effect
- Effect, Tocolytic
- Tocolytic Effects
- Effects, Tocolytic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tocolytic Agents" by people in Profiles.
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Clinical characteristics of women prescribed 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate in the community setting. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Sep; 197(3):262.e1-4.
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The safety of prolonged indomethacin therapy. Am J Perinatol. 2007 Apr; 24(4):207-13.
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Uterine contraction frequency before and after successful tocolytic therapy for preterm uterine contractions. J Reprod Med. 2003 Nov; 48(11):843-9.
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Prostaglandin inhibitors as tocolytic agents. Semin Perinatol. 2001 Aug; 25(4):256-62.
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Recent indomethacin tocolysis is not associated with neonatal complications in preterm infants. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Nov; 181(5 Pt 1):1083-6.
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The effect of indomethacin tocolysis on fetal ductus arteriosus constriction with advancing gestational age. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1997 Aug; 177(2):256-9; discussion 259-61.
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Favorable hemodynamic effects of magnesium sulfate in preeclampsia. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1995 Oct; 173(4):1249-53.
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Outpatient triplet management: a contemporary review. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1989 Sep; 161(3):547-53; discussion 553-5.