Increased expression of estrogen receptor β in human uterine smooth muscle at term

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 92-99

  Wu, Julie J ^a   Geimonen, Erika ^a   Andersen, Janet ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; MESSENGER RNA; PHORBOL 13 ACETATE 12 MYRISTATE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOBLOTTING; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; UTERUS;

EID: 0033981644     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420092     Document Type: Article

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