Epidermal growth factor receptors in uteroplacental tissues in term pregnancy before and after the onset of labor

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 113-117

  Gargiulo, Antonio R ^a   Khan Dawood, Firyal S ^a   Dawood, M Yusoff ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; PROSTANOID;

ADULT; AMNION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHORION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECIDUA; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0031022832     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.1.3671     Document Type: Article

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