The Placenta is Simply a Neuroendocrine Parasite

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 700-704

  Lowry, Philip J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corticotrophin releasing factor; Melanotrophin; Neurokinin B; Phosphocholine

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; CHOLINE PHOSPHATE CYTIDYLYLTRANSFERASE; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN[18-39]; ENDOKININ A; HEMOKININ; HYDROCORTISONE; KININ DERIVATIVE; NEUROKININ 1 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 2 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PLACENTAL PEPTIDE HORMONE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SENKTIDE; SUBSTANCE P; TACHYKININ;

BINDING AFFINITY; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; IMMUNOMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN PROCESSING; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; TISSUE SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; NEUROKININ B; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 45549109156     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2008.01737.x     Document Type: Review

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