GnRH in pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 259, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-6

  Gohar, J ^a   Mazor, M ^a   Leiberman, J R ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

GnRH; Post term pregnancy; Preterm pregnancy; Rat corpus luteum; Rat uterus

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADORELIN; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN E; PROSTAGLANDIN F; THROMBOXANE B2;

ABORTION; CORPUS LUTEUM; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE SYNTHESIS; RAT; REVIEW; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029983968     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02505301     Document Type: Review

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