Gene knockout mice in the study of parturition

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 88-95

  Gross, Gil ^a   Imamura, Takuji ^a,b   Muglia, Louis J ^c  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Labor; Neuropeptides; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN; STEROID 5 ALPHA REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CHILDBIRTH; FEMALE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LABOR; LUTEOLYSIS; MODEL; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROPEPTIDES; PHOSPHOLIPASES A; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS; TESTOSTERONE 5-ALPHA-REDUCTASE;

EID: 0034603315     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(99)00075-1     Document Type: Review

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