Corticotrophin-releasing factor and urocortin inhibit system a activity in term human placental villous explants

Placenta

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-101

  Giovannelli, A ^a   Greenwood, S L ^b   Desforges, M ^b   Sibley, C P ^b   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hormones; MeAIB; SNAT; Syncytiotrophoblast

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID TRANSPORTER; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; METHYLAMINOISOBUTYRIC ACID C 14; SODIUM; TRACER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROCORTIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLANT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PLACENTA VILLUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEM A; BIOPSY; CELLS, CULTURED; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC VILLI; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OUABAIN; PREGNANCY; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS; UROCORTINS;

EID: 78650510021     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2010.10.015     Document Type: Article

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