Myometrial programming: A new concept underlying the regulation of myometrial function during pregnancy

Preterm Birth: Mechanisms, Mediators, Prediction, Prevention & Interventions

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 3-18

  Lye, Stephen J ^a   Tsui, Prudence ^a   Dong, Xuesen ^a   Mitchell, Jennifer ^a   Dorogin, Anna ^a   MacPhee, Daniel ^b   Oldenhoff, Alexandra ^a   Lowell Langille, B ^c   Challis, John R G ^d   Shynlova, Oksana ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

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EID: 70349329303     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b13792-6     Document Type: Chapter

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