Progesterone receptor isoform (A/B) ratio of human fetal membranes increases during term parturition

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 1156-1160

  Oh, Soo Young ^a   Chong, Jai Kim ^b   Park, Insuk ^b   Romero, Roberto ^b   Sohn, Yoo Kyung ^b   Kyung, Chul Moon ^b   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fetal membrane; Parturition; Progesterone receptor isoform; Term

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B;

AMNION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DECIDUA; DENSITOMETRY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; MALE; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TROPHOBLAST; VAGINAL DELIVERY; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BLOTTING, WESTERN; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE;

EID: 24644468610     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.05.071     Document Type: Conference Paper

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