Expression of corticotropin-releasing hormone and its R1 receptor in human endometrial stromal cells

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1594-1597

  Di Blasio, A M ^a   Pecori Giraldi, F ^a   Vigano P ^b   Petraglia, F ^c   Vignali, M ^b   Cavagnini, F ^b  

^a ISTITUTO AUXOLOGICO ITALIANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; RECEPTOR DENSITY;

EID: 3042792786     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.5.3923     Document Type: Article

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