Changes of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) in human myometrium before and during term labor

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 132, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 182-188

  Choi, Suk Joo ^a   Oh, Soo young ^a   Kim, Jong Hwa ^a   Roh, Cheong Rae ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cyclooxygenase 2; Labor; Matrix metalloproteinase 9; Myometrium; Nuclear factor kappa B

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; GELATINASE B; I KAPPA B; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; PROTEIN P50; SYNAPTOTAGMIN I;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; MUSCLE FIBER CULTURE; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; WESTERN BLOTTING; ZYMOGRAPHY;

EID: 34249306219     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.07.024     Document Type: Article

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