The expression of glutaredoxin is increased in the human cervix in term pregnancy and immediately post-partum, particularly after prostaglandin-induced delivery

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1147-1153

  Sahlin, L ^a,b   Wang, H ^a   Stjernholm, Y ^a   Lundberg, M ^a   Ekman, G ^a   Holmgren, A ^a   Eriksson, H ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervix; Glutaredoxin; Pregnancy; Redox regulation; Thioredoxin

Indexed keywords

DISULFIDE; GLUTAREDOXIN; GLUTATHIONE DISULFIDE; MESSENGER RNA; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PROSTAGLANDIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR INDUCTION; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RNA HYBRIDIZATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TISSUE REPAIR; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX BIOPSY; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING;

EID: 0033669376     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/6.12.1147     Document Type: Article

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