Labor (term and preterm) is associated with changes in the placental mRNA expression of corticotrophin-releasing factor

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-245

  Torricelli, Michela ^a   Giovannelli, Alessia ^a   Leucci, Eleonora ^a   De Falco, Giulia ^a   Reis, Fernando M ^b   Imperatore, Alberto ^a   Florio, Pasquale ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

CRF; CRF BP; Placenta; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; MESSENGER RNA; CARRIER PROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; LABOR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VAGINAL DELIVERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CARRIER PROTEINS; CESAREAN SECTION; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 35348822028     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719107300971     Document Type: Article

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