CRH, a placental clock and preterm labour

Nature Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 5, 1995, Pages 416-416

  Challis, John R G ^a  

^a LAWSON HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN;

HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; PLACENTA; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0029050805     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: 1546170X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0595-416     Document Type: Article

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