A possible ambivalent role for relaxin in human myometrial and decidual cells in vitro

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 280, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 961-969

  Baston Büst, Dunja M ^a,c   Hess, Alexandra P ^a   Hirchenhain, Jens ^a   Krücken, Jürgen ^b   Wunderlich, Frank ^a   Krüssel, Jan S ^a   Friebe Hoffmann, Ulrike K ^a  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contraction; Cyclooxygenases (COX); Insulin like growth factor family (IGF); Labour; Preterm birth; Relaxin (RLX)

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; RELAXIN;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DECIDUA; DOWN REGULATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; MYOMETRIUM; PREMATURE LABOR; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; DECIDUA; DINOPROSTONE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MYOMETRIUM; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; RELAXIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; UTERINE CONTRACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70350568153     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1046-8     Document Type: Article

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