New peptides, hormones and parturition

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 429-434

  Di Iorio, R ^a   Marinoni, E ^a   Cosmi, E V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Endothelin; Nitric oxide; Placenta

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ENDOTHELIN; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYTOCIN; PROSTAGLANDIN;

CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; LABOR; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0032456785     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599809012846     Document Type: Review

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