Relaxin in human pregnancy

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1160, Issue , 2009, Pages 130-135

  Goldsmith, Laura T ^a   Weiss, Gerson ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometrium; Human pregnancy; Preterm birth; Relaxin; Rhesus monkey

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; INTERSTITIAL COLLAGENASE; MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; RELAXIN; RNA; TISSUE INHIBITOR OF METALLOPROTEINASE 1;

ARTERIOLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECIDUALIZATION; ENDOMETRIUM; GLUCOSE METABOLISM; HUMAN; LYMPHOCYTE; MACROPHAGE; NATURAL KILLER CELL; NEUTROPHIL; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; UTERINE CERVIX;

MACACA MULATTA;

EID: 64549127755     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03800.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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