The in vivo control of prostaglandin H synthase-2 messenger ribonucleic acid expression in the human amnion at parturition

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 2816-2823

  Johnson, Renée F ^a   Mitchell, Carolyn M ^b   Giles, Warwick B ^c   Walters, William A ^a   Zakar, Tamas ^a  

^a JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Division of Discipline of Reproductive Medicine

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; NUCLEAR RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; DELIVERY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GENE ACTIVITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; LABOR; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA STABILITY;

EID: 0036072312     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.6.8524     Document Type: Article

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