Regulation of progesterone receptor A and B expression in human preterm, term, and postterm placental villi

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 705-711

  Ziyan, Jiang ^a   Huaibin, Ren ^a   Xiaotian, Ma ^a   Guangtong, She ^a   Xiaoqing, Chen ^a   Zijiang, Dong ^a   Ziyue, Jiang ^b   We, De ^a   Lizhou, Sun ^a  

^a NANJING MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING XIAOZHUANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Indomethacin; Postterm; PR A PR B ratio; Preterm; Prostaglandin F 2

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MITOGEN ACTIVATED PROTEIN KINASE P38; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR A; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; UPREGULATION;

ADULT; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHINA; CHORIONIC VILLI; CHORIONIC VILLI SAMPLING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INDOMETHACIN; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, PROLONGED; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROBABILITY; RECEPTORS, PROGESTERONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RNA, MESSENGER; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TERM BIRTH; TOCOLYTIC AGENTS; UP-REGULATION;

EID: 77951859123     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00016341003623761     Document Type: Article

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