Nuclear progesterone receptors in the human pregnancy myometrium: evidence that parturition involves functional progesterone withdrawal mediated by increased expression of progesterone receptor-A.

Merlino, Amy A; Welsh, Toni N; Tan, Huiqing; Yi, Li Juan; Cannon, Vernon; Mercer, Brian M; Mesiano, Sam

Merlino, Amy A; Welsh, Toni N; Tan, Huiqing; Yi, Li Juan; Cannon, Vernon; Mercer, Brian M; Mesiano, Sam.

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Merlino AA; Department of Reproductive Biology, Case Western Reserve University, 11100 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44106-5034, USA.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab ; 92(5): 1927-33, 2007 May.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-17341556

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Cell Nucleus/metabolism; Myometrium/metabolism; Parturition/physiology; Pregnancy/metabolism; Progesterone/physiology; Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear/metabolism; Receptors, Progesterone/biosynthesis; Adult; Blotting, Western; Cell Line; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Myometrium/cytology; Plasmids/genetics; RNA, Small Interfering/genetics; Transfection

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Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Progesterone / Pregnancy / Receptors, Progesterone / Cell Nucleus / Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Parturition / Myometrium Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: En Journal: J Clin Endocrinol Metab Year: 2007 Document type: Article Affiliation country: United States Country of publication: United States

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