Urocortin 2 stimulates estradiol secretion from cultured human placental cells: An effect mediated by the type 2 Corticotrophin-releasing Hormone (CRH) receptor

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 551-558

  Imperatore, Alberto ^a,b   Li, Wei ^a   Petraglia, Felice ^b   Challis, John R G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Neuropeptides; Pregnancy; Stresscopin related peptide; Trophoblast; Urocortin 2

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTISAUVAGINE 30; AROMATASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ESTRADIOL; TESTOSTERONE; UROCORTIN I; UROCORTIN II;

ARTICLE; ESTROGEN RELEASE; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; TROPHOBLAST;

CELLS, CULTURED; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TROPHOBLASTS; UROCORTINS;

EID: 65549114066     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719109332830     Document Type: Article

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