Effect of Prolonged In Vivo Administration of Progesterone in Pregnancy on Myometrial Gene Expression, Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Activation, and Circulating Steroid Hormone Levels

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 435-446

  Norman, Jane E ^a   Yuan, Meifang ^a   Howie, Forbes ^a   Harold, Graham ^a   Anderson, Laurie ^b   Young, Anne ^b   Jordan, Fiona ^b   Mcinnes, Iain ^b   Harnett, Margaret M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

pregnancy; preterm birth; progesterone

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CD11B ANTIGEN; CONNEXIN 43; ESTRADIOL; GJA1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE; ITGAM PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIME;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD11B; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CELLS, CULTURED; COHORT STUDIES; CONNEXIN 43; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MYOMETRIUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROGESTERONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80052632046     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719110395404     Document Type: Review

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