Clinical significance of melatonin receptors in the human myometrium

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 329-335

  Olcese, James ^a   Beesley, Stephen ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

contractions; light; melatonin; Myometrium; receptors

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR 1B; OXYTOCIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DELIVERY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; LABOR; MYOMETRIUM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; UPREGULATION; UTERUS BIOPSY; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY; UTERUS CONTRACTION; VOLUNTEER;

CONTRACTIONS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; MYOMETRIUM; RECEPTORS;

CIRCADIAN CLOCKS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIGHT; MELATONIN; MYOMETRIUM; OXYTOCIN; PHOTOPERIOD; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS; UTERINE CONTRACTION;

EID: 84905501046     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2014.06.020     Document Type: Review

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