mRNA expression profiles for corticotrophin-releasing hormone, urocortin, CRH-binding protein and CRH receptors in human term gestational tissues determined by real-time quantitative RT-PCR

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 339-348

  Sehringer, B ^a   Zahradnik, H P ^a   Simon, M ^a   Ziegler, R ^a   Noethling, C ^a   Schaefer, Wolfgang R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROCORTIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DECIDUA; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 2342622095     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0320339     Document Type: Article

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