Maternal plasma corticotrophin-releasing factor and urocortin levels in post-term pregnancies
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Maternal plasma corticotrophin-releasing factor and urocortin levels in post-term pregnancies.
OBJECTIVE Corticotrophin-releasing factor (CRF) and urocortin are two placental neuropeptides that are involved in the mechanisms of labour by modulating myometrial activity. Maternal plasma levels of both CRF and urocortin are increased at term and preterm labour, whilst those of CRF are reduced in women who are destined to experience post-term delivery. The present study evaluated maternal pl...
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عنوان ژورنال: European Journal of Endocrinology
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0804-4643,1479-683X
DOI: 10.1530/eje.1.02091