Activin A, corticotropin-releasing factor and prostaglandin F(2α) increase immunoreactive oxytocin release from cultured human placental cells

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 307-311

  Florio, P ^a   Lombardo, M ^a   Gallo, R ^a   Di Carlo, C ^a   Sutton, S ^b   Genazzani, A R ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Clayton Found Labs Peptide B   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; ARGIPRESSIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBIN; NEUROHORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NORADRENALIN; OXYTOCIN; PRAZOSIN; PROSTACYCLIN; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; OXYTOCIN RELEASE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029889226     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)90054-5     Document Type: Article

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