Roles of glucocorticoids in human parturition: A controversial fact?

Placenta

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 291-296

  Li, X Q ^b   Zhu, P ^c   Myatt, L ^d   Sun, K ^a,d  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b YANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c 401 Hospital of PLA   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Fetal membranes; Glucocorticoids; Parturition; Placenta

Indexed keywords

11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 1; 11BETA HYDROXYSTEROID DEHYDROGENASE 2; BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTROGEN; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE; PRASTERONE; PROSTAGLANDIN;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ARTICLE; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; MYOMETRIUM; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHESIS; SPECIES; BIRTH; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM;

FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PARTURITION; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 84898597784     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: 15323102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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