Effects of relaxin, pregnancy and parturition on collagen metabolism in the rat pubic symphysis

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 159, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 117-125

  Samuel, C S ^a   Coghlan, J P ^a   Bateman, J F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN TYPE 1; COLLAGEN TYPE 2; COLLAGEN TYPE 5; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE; RELAXIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; COLLAGEN METABOLISM; COLLAGEN SYNTHESIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBIS SYMPHYSIS; RAT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLLAGEN; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; PROGESTERONE; PUBIC SYMPHYSIS; RATS; RELAXIN;

EID: 0031782178     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1590117     Document Type: Article

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