Alterations in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis during pregnancy and the placental clock that determines the length of parturition

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 39, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 215-220

  Smith, Roger ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Corticotrophin releasing hormone; Human; Parturition; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; HORMONE RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE;

CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS CIRCULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR DOWN REGULATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0032143513     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-0378(98)00023-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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