Placental corticotropin-releasing hormone: Function and regulation

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 180, Issue 1 III, 1999, Pages

  Majzoub, J A ^a   Karalis, K P ^a  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone; Fetal adrenal development; Parturition; Placenta; Primates

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; ESTRADIOL; PRASTERONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE;

CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FETUS MATURITY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA FUNCTION; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

EID: 0032966388     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9378(99)70708-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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