Regulation of activin A, inhibin A, and follistatin production in human amnion and choriodecidual explants by inflammatory mediators

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 291-296

  Keelan, Jeffrey A ^a   Zhou, Ren Li ^a   Evans, Lee W ^b   Groome, Nigel P ^b   Mitchell, Murray D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; Cytokines; Follistatin; Inhibin; Parturition

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN A; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CELL ACTIVATION; CHORION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DECIDUA; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOMODULATION; INFLAMMATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ACTIVINS; AMNION; CHORION; CYTOKINES; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMAN; INHIBINS; INTERLEUKIN-1; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TISSUE CULTURE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

EID: 0342572586     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(00)00065-4     Document Type: Article

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