Tocolytic Agents
"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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| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1993 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Tocolytic Agents" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Klauser CK, Briery CM, Tucker AR, Martin RW, Magann EF, Chauhan SP, Morrison JC. Tocolysis in women with advanced preterm labor: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med. 2016 Mar; 29(5):696-700.