"Oxytocics" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Drugs that stimulate contraction of the myometrium. They are used to induce LABOR, OBSTETRIC at term, to prevent or control postpartum or postabortion hemorrhage, and to assess fetal status in high risk pregnancies. They may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (ABORTIFACIENTS). Oxytocics used clinically include the neurohypophyseal hormone OXYTOCIN and certain prostaglandins and ergot alkaloids. (From AMA Drug Evaluations, 1994, p1157)
| Descriptor ID |
D010120
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.875.737 D27.505.954.705.737
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| Concept/Terms |
Oxytocics- Oxytocics
- Oxytocic Drugs
- Drugs, Oxytocic
- Uterine Stimulants
- Stimulants, Uterine
- Oxytocic Agents
- Agents, Oxytocic
Oxytocic Effect- Oxytocic Effect
- Effect, Oxytocic
- Oxytocic Effects
- Effects, Oxytocic
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| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Oxytocics" by people in Profiles.
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Whitehouse K, Tschann M, Soon R, Davis J, Micks E, Salcedo J, Savala M, Kaneshiro B. Effects of Prophylactic Oxytocin on Bleeding Outcomes in Women Undergoing Dilation and Evacuation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Obstet Gynecol. 2019 03; 133(3):484-491.
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Whitehouse K, Fontanilla T, Kim L, Tschann M, Soon R, Salcedo J, Kaneshiro B. Use of medications to decrease bleeding during surgical abortion: a survey of abortion providers' practices in the United States. Contraception. 2018 06; 97(6):500-503.
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Whitehouse K, Tschann M, Davis J, Soon R, Salcedo J, Friedlander E, Kaneshiro B. Association between prophylactic oxytocin use during dilation and evacuation and estimated blood loss. Contraception. 2017 Jul; 96(1):19-24.
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Zhong M, Boseman ML, Millena AC, Khan SA. Oxytocin induces the migration of prostate cancer cells: involvement of the Gi-coupled signaling pathway. Mol Cancer Res. 2010 Aug; 8(8):1164-72.
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Mack SO, Wu M, Kc P, Haxhiu MA. Stimulation of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus modulates cardiorespiratory responses via oxytocinergic innervation of neurons in pre-Botzinger complex. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2007 Jan; 102(1):189-99.