Effect of gestational age, corticosteroids, and birth on expression of prostanoid EP receptor genes in lamb and baboon ductus arteriosus

Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 697-704

  Smith, Gordon C S ^a,b   Wu, Wen X ^a   Nijland, Mark J ^a   Koenen, Stephen V ^a   Nathanielsz, Peter W ^a  

^a Animal Health Diagnostic Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ductus arteriosus; Fetus; Genetics; Neonate; Prostaglandin; Receptors

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; PROSTANOID EP3 RECEPTOR; PROSTANOID EP4 RECEPTOR; PROSTANOID RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FETUS; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOUSEKEEPING GENE; LAMB; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; DEXAMETHASONE; DUCTUS ARTERIOSUS; FEMALE; FETUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PAPIO; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN E; RNA, MESSENGER; SHEEP;

EID: 0035009096     PISSN: 01602446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005344-200106000-00007     Document Type: Article

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