Decidual relaxins: Gene and protein up-regulation in preterm premature rupture of the membranes by complementary DNA arrays and quantitative immunocytochemistry

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 785-797

  Tashima, Lily S ^a   Yamamoto, Sandra Y ^a   Yasuda, Maaya ^a   Millar, Lynnae K ^a   Bryant Greenwood, Gillian D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Decidua; Fetal membranes; Preterm rupture; Relaxin

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; RELAXIN; RELAXIN H1; RELAXIN H2; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; DNA MICROARRAY; DNA SYNTHESIS; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MICRODENSITOMETRY; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RNA ISOLATION; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 0036739036     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2002.125763     Document Type: Article

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