Myometrial oxytocin receptor mRNA concentrations at preterm and term delivery-the influence of external oxytocin

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 188-193

  Liedman, Ragner ^a,b   Hansson, Stefan Rocco ^a   Igidbashian, Sarah ^a   Kerlund, Mats ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Estrogen receptor; mRNA expression; Oxytocin; Oxytocin receptor; PGF2 receptor; Preterm and term delivery; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

ACTIN; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN ANTAGONIST; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PEPTIDE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA; PROSTAGLANDIN INHIBITOR; PROSTAGLANDIN RECEPTOR; STEROID RECEPTOR; UTERUS SPASMOLYTIC AGENT; VASOPRESSIN ANTAGONIST;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TERM BIRTH;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MYOMETRIUM; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; OXYTOCIN; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN; RECEPTORS, PROSTAGLANDIN; RNA, MESSENGER; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; TERM BIRTH;

EID: 67651235458     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590802573213     Document Type: Article

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