Prostaglandin F2α and its receptor as activators of human decidua

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 60-68

  Makino, Shintaro ^a   Zaragoza, Dean B ^a   Mitchell, Bryan F ^a   Robertson, Sarah ^b   Olson, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decidua; Fetal membrane; Human; Pregnancy; Prostaglandin; Prostaglandin receptor

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; OXYTOCIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN DERIVATIVE; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULOTROPIN; PROSTAGLANDIN F2ALPHA RECEPTOR;

AMNION; BIRTH; CHORION; DECIDUA; FETUS MEMBRANE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; LABOR; MEMBRANE RUPTURE; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; ANIMAL; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; UTERUS;

ANIMALS; CYTOKINES; DECIDUA; DINOPROST; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN; UTERUS;

EID: 33846458259     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-956776     Document Type: Review

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