Differential expression of cyclooxygenase-1 and -2 proteins in rat uterus and cervix during the estrous cycle, pregnancy, labor and in myometrial cells

Prostaglandins

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 13-34

  Dong, Yuan Lin ^a   Gangula, Pandu R R ^a   Fang, Li ^a   Yallampalli, Chandrasekhar ^a  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

cervix; cyclooxygenase; estrous cycle; labor; myometrium; pregnancy; uterus

Indexed keywords

CYCLOHEXIMIDE; DACTINOMYCIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PROESTRUS; RAT; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0030198301     PISSN: 00906980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0090-6980(96)00059-7     Document Type: Article

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