The expression of transforming growth factor-βs and TGF-β receptor mRNA and protein and the effect of TGF-βs on human myometrial smooth muscle cells in vitro

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 233-240

  Tang, Xin Min ^a   Dou, Qingchuan ^a   Zhao, Yong ^a   McLean, Frederick ^a   Davis, John ^a   Chegini, Nasser ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Expression; Human; Myometrium; TGF ; TGF receptors

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; THYMIDINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CELL CULTURE; CELL DIVISION; CULTURE MEDIUM; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MYOMETRIUM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; RECEPTORS, TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; RNA, MESSENGER; THYMIDINE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA;

EID: 0031086048     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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