Molecular analysis of parturition via oxytocin receptor expression

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 165-170

  Kimura, Tadashi ^a   Ogita, Kazuhide ^a   Kumasawa, Kei ichi ^a   Tomimatsu, Takuji ^b   Tsutsui, Tateki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Expression; Oxytocin receptor; Parturition

Indexed keywords

DNA BINDING PROTEIN; ESTROGEN; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; INTERLEUKIN 6; MESSENGER RNA; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR AP 1;

BIRTH; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYOMETRIUM; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEIN DNA BINDING; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; UTERUS;

EXPRESSION; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PARTURITION;

ANIMALS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RECEPTORS, OXYTOCIN;

EID: 84881030180     PISSN: 10284559     EISSN: 18756263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tjog.2013.04.004     Document Type: Review

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