The role of prostaglandins in human parturition

Annals of Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 235-241

  Gibb, William ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fetal membranes; Labour; Parturition; Placenta; Pregnancy; Prostaglandin dehydrogenase; Prostaglandin H synthase; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

15 HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE; GLUCOCORTICOID; ISOENZYME; PHOSPHOLIPASE; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

AMNION; AMNION FLUID; CHILDBIRTH; CHORION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN METABOLISM; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

EID: 0031780988     PISSN: 07853890     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07853899809005850     Document Type: Review

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