Corticotropin-releasing factor-binding protein: Origins and possible functions

Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 3-5, 1996, Pages 187-191

  Petraglia, Felice ^a   Florio, P ^b   Gallo, R ^b   Savestroni, C ^b   Lombardo, M ^b   Genazzani, A D ^a   Di Carlo, C ^c   Stomati, M ^b   D'ambrogio G ^b   Artini, P G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^c Inst of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Italy)

Author keywords

Corticotropin releasing factor; Corticotropin releasing hormone binding protein; Labor Pregnancy; Placenta

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CYSTEINE; HORMONE BINDING PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROSTAGLANDIN;

AMNION CELL; BINDING SITE; BRAIN; CHROMOSOME 13; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; DECIDUA; ENDOMETRIUM; GENE MAPPING; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LIVER; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN RELEASE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; UTERUS CONTRACTILITY;

BODY FLUIDS; CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 9044243024     PISSN: 16632818     EISSN: 16632826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000184785     Document Type: Article

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