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Preferred term

Tocolytic Agents  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Entry terms

  • Tocolytic
  • Tocolytic Agent
  • Tocolytics

In other languages

  • French

  • Agents tocolytiques
  • Médicaments tocolytiques

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-K217ZHRH-X

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