Changes of the uterine proteoglycan distribution at term pregnancy and during labour

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 100, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 146-151

  Hjelm, Ann M ^a   Barchan, Karin ^b   Malmström, Anders ^b   Ekman Ordeberg, Gunvor E ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Labour; Pregnancy; Proteoglycans; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ALCIAN BLUE; BIGLYCAN; DECORIN; GUANIDINE; PROTEOGLYCAN; PROTEOHEPARAN SULFATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHORESIS; EXTRACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABOR; PRECIPITATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SAMPLING; UTERUS CONTRACTION; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0037049961     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(01)00476-6     Document Type: Article

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