Secretory endometrium highly expresses urocortin messenger RNA and peptide: Possible role in the decidualization process

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 92-96

  Torricelli, M ^a   De Falco, G ^a   Florio, P ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Leucci, E ^a   Vigano P ^b   Leoncini, L ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticotrophin releasing factor receptor; Decidualization; Endometrium; Urocortin

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC AMP; ESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; UROCORTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL ISOLATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN CELL CULTURE; HUMAN TISSUE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STROMA CELL;

EID: 33845606820     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del331     Document Type: Article

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