Regulation of prostaglandin endoperoxide H2 synthase in term human gestational tissues

Acta Physiologica Hungarica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 109-118

  Zakar, T ^a   Olson, D M ^a   Teixeira, F J ^a   Hirst, J J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

AMNION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROSOME; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY;

AMNION; CELLS, CULTURED; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MICROSOMES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDIN-ENDOPEROXIDE SYNTHASES; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0030338153     PISSN: 0231424X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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