Does formyl-methionyl-leucyl-phenylalanine exert a physiological role in labor in women?

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1211-1216

  Buzzi, Marco ^a   Vesce, Fortunato ^a   Ferretti, Maria E ^a   Fabbri, Elena ^b   Biondi, Carla ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMYLMETHIONYLLEUCYLPHENYLALANINE; PROSTAGLANDIN E; RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT;

AMNION; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; RECEPTOR BINDING;

EID: 0032916233     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.5.1211     Document Type: Article

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