Effect of progesterone and oestradiol on expression of connexin43 in cultured human myometrium cells

Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 3-9

  Kilarski, Wincenty M ^a,b   Hongpaisan, Jarin ^b   Semik, Danuta ^a   Roomans, Godfried M ^b  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cell culture; Connexin43; Human myometrium; Oestradiol; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; GAP JUNCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

BOVINAE;

EID: 0033967310     PISSN: 00155586     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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