Nerve growth factor and its functional receptor TrkA are up-regulated in murine decidual tissue of stress-triggered and substance p-mediated abortion

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 86-93

  Tometten, Mareike ^a   Klapp, Burghard F ^a   Joachim, Ricarda ^a   Fest, Stefan ^a   Zenclussen, Ana C ^a   Peters, Eva M ^a   Hertwig, Kai ^a   Arck, Petra C ^a  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abortion; Mice; Nerve growth factor; Stress; TrkA

Indexed keywords

ENZYME; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; SUBSTANCE P; TROPOMYOSIN RECEPTOR KINASE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; MALE; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; STRESS;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; DECIDUA; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MICE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR, TRKA; STRESS; SUBSTANCE P; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 0442278337     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.8755-8920.2003.00123.x     Document Type: Article

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