Urocortin in pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 533-539

  Glynn, B P ^a   Welton, A ^a   Rodriguez Linares, B ^a   Phaneuf, S ^a   Linton, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; Pregnancy tissues; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; UROCORTIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0031690371     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(98)70391-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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