Expression patterns of CRH, CRH receptors, and CRH binding protein in human gestational tissue at term

Experimental and Clinical Endocrinology and Diabetes

Volumn 111, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 154-161

  Wetzka, B ^a   Sehringer, B ^a   Schäfer, Wolfgang R ^a,b   Biller, S ^a   Hor C ^a   Benedek, E ^a   Deppert, W R ^a   Zahradnik, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

CRH; Endothelial cells; Macrophages; Parturition

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; GENOMIC DNA; RNA;

ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; DECIDUA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FETUS MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0037981464     PISSN: 09477349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-39778     Document Type: Article

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