Prostaglandin endoperoxide-H synthase-1 and -2 messenger ribonucleic acid levels in human amnion with spontaneous labor onset

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 1995, Pages 517-523

  Hirst, Jonathan J ^a,b   Teixeira, Fernando J ^a,b   Zakar, Tamas ^a,b   Olson, David M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASE 1; PROSTAGLANDIN ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASE 2; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME ASSAY; ENZYME SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; NATURAL CHILDBIRTH; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS;

AMNION; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR ONSET; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASE; RNA, MESSENGER; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0028874336     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.80.2.7852513     Document Type: Article

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