Fetal-to-maternal progression of prostaglandin H2 synthase-2 expression in ovine intrauterine tissues during the course of labor

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 797-805

  Gyomorey, Sandor ^a,d   Lye, S J ^a,b   Gibb, W ^c   Challis, J R G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

13,14 DIHYDRO 15 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN E RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RNA ANALYSIS; SHEEP; TROPHOBLAST;

ANIMALIA; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 0033998165     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod62.3.797     Document Type: Article

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