Prostaglandin dehydrogenase and the initiation of labor

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 26-34

  Challis, John R G ^a,b   Patel, F A ^c   Pomini, F ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chorion; Parturition; PGDH; Placenta; Preterm labor; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE; 15 HYDROXYPROSTAGLANDIN DEHYDROGENASE; CORTISONE; CYTOKINE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; HYDROCORTISONE; OXYGENASE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; STEROID;

AMNION FLUID; CHILDBIRTH; CHORION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FETUS LUNG MATURITY; FETUS MEMBRANE; LABOR; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; STEROID METABOLISM; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0033041731     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.1999.003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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