Regulation of matrix metalloproteinases (type IV collagenases) and their inhibitors in the virgin, timed pregnant, and postpartum rat uterus and cervix by prostaglandin E2-cyclic adenosine monophosphate

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 202-208

  Lyons, Cecilia A ^a,b   Beharry, Kay D ^a   Nishihara, Kenji C ^a   Akmal, Yasir ^a   Ren, Z Yuelan ^a   Chang, Eileen ^c   Nageotte, Michael P ^a  

^a LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cyclic adenosine monophosphate; Matrix metalloproteinase; Tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; INVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT; RAT STRAIN; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERUS;

EID: 0036076296     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.123543     Document Type: Article

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