Cervical ripening in humans: Potential roles of estrogen, progesterone, and insulin-like growth factor-I

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 174, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 1065-1071

  Stjernholm, Y ^a   Sahlin, L ^a   Akerberg, S ^a   Elinder, A ^a   Eriksson, H A ^a   Malmstrom, A ^a   Ekman, G ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cervical ripening; Estrogen receptor; insulin like growth factor I; messenger ribonucleic acid; progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 0029878539     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(96)70352-6     Document Type: Article

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