Anti-inflammatory prostaglandins for the prevention of preterm labour

Reproduction

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2014, Pages

  Sykes, Lynne ^a   MacIntyre, David A ^a   Teoh, Tiong Ghee ^b   Bennett, Phillip R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOPENTENONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; OXYTOCIN RECEPTOR; PROSTAGLANDIN; PROSTAGLANDIN D2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROSTAGLANDIN J2; TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT;

AMNION CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFLAMMATION; NEUROPROTECTION; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL; ANIMAL; FEMALE; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS;

EID: 84903624875     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: 17417899     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-13-0587     Document Type: Article

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