Expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha and vascular endothelial growth factor in different zones of fetal membranes: A possible relation to onset of labor

Journal of Molecular Histology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 243-257

  Elfayomy, Amr K ^a,b   Almasry, Shaima M ^a,c  

^a TAIBAH UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Fetal membranes; Onset of labor; TNF ; VEGF

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VASCULOTROPIN; VASCULOTROPIN A;

ADULT; APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; EPITHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR ONSET; MESENCHYME CELL; MID ZONE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RUPTURE ZONE; TROPHOBLAST; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO MEMBRANE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ANIMALIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABOR ONSET; PREGNANCY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR A;

EID: 84899622724     PISSN: 15672379     EISSN: 15672387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10735-013-9553-0     Document Type: Article

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