Effects of gestational age and labor on expression of prostanoid receptor genes in baboon uterus

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 64, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 1131-1137

  Smith, G C S ^a   Wu, W X ^a   Nathanielsz, P W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene regulation; Hormone action; Parturition; Pregnancy; Prostaglandins; Signal transduction; Uterus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROSTANOID RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BABOON; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITOMETRY; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE ACTION; HYSTERECTOMY; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANIMALIA; EUKARYOTA; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS; PRIMATES;

EID: 0035076606     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod64.4.1131     Document Type: Article

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