Estrogen and progesterone metabolism in the cervix during pregnancy and parturition

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 93, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2366-2374

  Andersson, Stefan ^a   Minjarez, Debra ^a   Yost, Nicole P ^a   Word, R Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

17BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; 20ALPHA DIHYDROPROGESTERONE; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE 17BETA DEHYDROGENASE;

ARTICLE; BIRTH; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; NORTHERN BLOTTING; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERINE ENDOCERVIX;

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EID: 45149125808     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-2813     Document Type: Article

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