Induction of c-Jun mRNA without changes of estrogen and progesterone receptor expression in myometrium during human labor

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 552-558

  Roh, Cheong Rae ^a,c   Lee, Byung Lan ^b   Oh, Won Jong ^a   Whang, Jong Dae ^a   Choi, Doo Seok ^a   Yoon, Byung Koo ^a   Lee, Je Ho ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Samsung Medical Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Genes, c Fos; Genes, c Jun; Labor; Myometrium; Receptor, estrogen; Receptor, progesteron

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; METABOLISM; MYOMETRIUM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; ONCOGENE; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; FEMALE; GENES, JUN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REFERENCE VALUES; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0033203518     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.1999.14.5.552     Document Type: Article

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