Oestriol and oestradiol increase cell to cell communication and connexin43 protein expression in human myometrium

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 671-679

  Di, Wei Li ^a   Lachelin, Gillian C L ^a   McGarrigle, H H G ^a   Thomas, N S B ^b,d   Becker, D L ^c  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d ST THOMAS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connexin43; Labour; Myometrium; Oestradiol; Oestriol

Indexed keywords

CONNEXIN 43; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; GAP JUNCTION PROTEIN; TRACER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COMMUNICATION; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0034932498     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/7.7.671     Document Type: Article

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