The expression of activin-βA- and -βB-subunits, follistatin, and activin type II receptors in fallopian tubes bearing an ectopic pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 293-299

  Refaat, Bassem ^a   Amer, Saad ^b   Ola, Bolarinde ^a   Chapman, Neil ^a   Ledger, William ^a,c  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; MYELOPID; PROGESTERONE; INHBB PROTEIN, HUMAN; INHIBIN BETA A SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUALIZATION; DNA SYNTHESIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENCE; LASER MICROSCOPY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE TUBE; ADULT; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; ADULT; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBIN-BETA SUBUNITS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ECTOPIC; PSEUDOPREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 38149049094     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-1654     Document Type: Article

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