Possible involvement of p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase in decidual function in parturition

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 288, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 1155-1161

  Takanami Ohnishi, Yoko ^a,b   Asada, Sachie ^a,c   Tsunoda, Hajime ^b   Fukamizu, Akiyoshi ^c   Goto, Katsutoshi ^b,c   Yoshikawa, Hiroyuki ^b   Kubo, Takeshi ^b   Sudo, Tatsuhiko ^d   Kimura, Sadao ^a   Kasuya, Yoshitoshi ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

^d RIKEN   (Japan)

Author keywords

Decidual cell; p38 MAPK; Parturition

Indexed keywords

4 (4 FLUOROPHENYL) 2 (4 HYDROXYPHENYL) 5 (4 PYRIDYL)IMIDAZOLE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INTERLEUKIN 1; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0035900620     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/bbrc.2001.5895     Document Type: Article

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