Steroid hormone effects on intercellular communication between term pregnant human myometrial cells before labor

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 379-385

  Ciray H N ^a,b   Backstrom T ^c   Ulmsten, U ^b   Roomans, G M ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OCTANOL; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL JUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LABOR INDUCTION; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

EID: 0029782924     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod55.2.379     Document Type: Article

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