Collagen remodelling in the guinea-pig uterine cervix at term is associated with a decrease in progesterone receptor expression

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 807-813

  Rodriguez H A ^a   Kass, L ^a   Varayoud, J ^a   Ramos, J G ^a   Ortega, H H ^a   Durando, M ^a   Munoz de Toro M ^a   Luque, E H ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Cervix; Estrogen receptor ; Parturition uterus; Progesteron receptor

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EPITHELIUM; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HORMONE RESPONSE; LABOR INDUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; RECEPTOR DENSITY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS; UTERUS HORN;

ANIMALS; BIREFRINGENCE; CERVIX UTERI; COLLAGEN; EPITHELIUM; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; FEMALE; GUINEA PIGS; MICE; MODELS, ANIMAL; PARTURITION; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0344033722     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gag099     Document Type: Article

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