The role of sensory neurons in cervical ripening: Effects of estogen and neuropeptides

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1249-1258

  Mowa, C N ^a   Papka, R E ^a  

^a NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcitonin gene related peptide; Cervical ripening; Neuropeptides; Sensory nerves; Substance P; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CALCITONIN; CHOLECYSTOKININ; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENYLATE CYCLASE ACTIVATING POLYPEPTIDE; NEUROKININ A; NEUROPEPTIDE; SECRETONEURIN; SOMATOSTATIN; SUBSTANCE P; VASCULOTROPIN;

CHILDBIRTH; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUMBOSACRAL PLEXUS; MEDIAL PREOPTIC AREA; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE CELL; SPINAL GANGLION; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS; THALAMUS VENTRAL NUCLEUS; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE CERVIX RIPENING; UTERUS;

CERVICAL RIPENING; CERVIX UTERI; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GANGLIA, SPINAL; HUMANS; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NEUROPEPTIDES; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 5444238064     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1369/jhc.4R6383.2004     Document Type: Review

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