Relaxin increases elastase activity and protease inhibitors in smooth muscle cells from the myometrium compared with cells from leiomyomas

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 91, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 1351-1354

  Chen, Bertha ^a   Wen, Yan ^a   Yu, Xiao Yun ^a   Polan, Mary Lake ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; ELASTASE; GELATINASE A; GELATINASE B; PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; RELAXIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 2;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEIOMYOMA; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER;

ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; CELLS, CULTURED; COLLAGEN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELASTIN; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MYOCYTES, SMOOTH MUSCLE; MYOMETRIUM; PANCREATIC ELASTASE; PROTEASE INHIBITORS; RELAXIN; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-1; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE-2;

EID: 63249136504     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.03.043     Document Type: Article

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