Relaxin increases insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and IGF-binding proteins of the pig uterus in vivo

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 3652-3658

  Ohleth, Kathleen M ^a   Lenhart, Judy A ^a   Ryan, Peter L ^a   Radecki, Steve V ^a   Bagnell, Carol A ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; RELAXIN; RIBONUCLEASE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GRANULOSA CELL; IMMUNOPRECIPITATION; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWINE; UTERUS GROWTH;

EID: 0030755474     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.9.5362     Document Type: Article

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