Messenger RNA for progesterone receptor isoforms in the late-gestation rat uterus

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 283, Issue 6 46-6, 2002, Pages

  Fang, X ^a   Wong, S ^a   Mitchell, B F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Parturition; RU 486; Tamoxifen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; MESSENGER RNA; MIFEPRISTONE; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR C; TAMOXIFEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE BINDING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RAT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS;

EID: 0036889022     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00116.2002     Document Type: Article

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