Differential regulation of the progesterone receptor A and B in the human uterine cervix at parturition

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 41-46

  Stjernholm Vladic, Y ^a   Wang, H ^a   Stygar, D ^a   Ekman, G ^a   Sahlin, L ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cervical Ripening; Progesterone Receptor A and B Isoforms

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B;

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPOTHESIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION HYBRIDIZATION; UTERINE CERVIX;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 1642496909     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590310001651777     Document Type: Article

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