Changes in placental CRH, urocortins, and CRH-receptor mRNA expression associated with preterm delivery and chorioamnionitis

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 534-540

  Torricelli, Michela ^a   Novembri, Romina ^a   Bloise, Errico ^a   De Bonis, Maria ^a   Challis, John R ^b   Petraglia, Felice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MESSENGER RNA; UROCORTIN; UROCORTIN II; UROCORTIN III;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; EXPLANT; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFECTION; PERINATAL CARE; PLACENTA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TROPHOBLAST;

ADULT; BODY WEIGHT; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; DEXAMETHASONE; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MATERNAL AGE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; ORGAN CULTURE TECHNIQUES; PARITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TROPHOBLASTS; UROCORTINS;

EID: 79951700327     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 0021972X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2010-1740     Document Type: Article

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