Levels of corticotrophin-releasing hormone receptor subtype 1 mRNA in pregnancy and during labour in human myometrium measured by quantitative competitive

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 201-208

  Rodriguez Linares B ^a   Phaneuf, S ^a   Lopez Bernal A ^a   Linton, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; GLUCOSYLCERAMIDASE; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; FEMALE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0031733884     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0210201     Document Type: Article

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