Immunohistochemical reactivity of myometrial oxytocin receptor in extracorporeally perfused nonpregnant human uteri

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 269, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 16-24

  Richter, Oliver N ^a   Tschubel, Klaus ^a   Schmolling, Jan ^b   Kupka, Markus ^a   Ulrich, Uwe ^a   Wardelmann, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Estrogen; Immunohistochemistry; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR INDUCTION; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RECEPTOR DENSITY; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UTERUS; UTERUS CONTRACTION;

ADULT; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN;

EID: 0242641530     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-003-0474-0     Document Type: Article

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