Detection of corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors R1 and R2 (CRH-R1, CRH-R2) using fluorescence immunohistochemistry in the myometrium of women delivering preterm or at term

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 115, Issue 19-20, 2003, Pages 724-727

  Jirecek, Stefan ^a   Tringler, Barbara ^a   Knöfler, Martin ^a   Bauer, Sandra ^a   Topcuoglu, Ata ^a   Egarter, Christian ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing hormone receptor; Downregulation; Labor; Myometrium; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; PROTEIN ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE ANALYSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; PREMATURE LABOR; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SAMPLE; SMOOTH MUSCLE; STAINING; TISSUE SECTION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0344013554     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040890     Document Type: Article

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