Expression and regulation of the messenger ribonucleic acid encoding the prostaglandin F(2α) receptor in the rat myometrium during pregnancy and labor

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 182, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 919-925

  Ou, Che Wei ^a   Chen, Zhi Qing ^a   Qi, Shangle ^a   Lye, Stephen J ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Myometrium; Pregnancy; Progesterone; Prostaglandin F(2 ) receptor; Rat

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; LABOR; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOMETRIUM; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 3242888737     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(00)70347-4     Document Type: Article

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