Regulation of placental corticotropin-releasing hormone by steroids. Possible implications in labor initiation.
Karalis
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Division of Endocrinology, Children's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
Majzoub
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D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone / Q000502:physiology*; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology; D008431:Maternal-Fetal Exchange; D010920:Placenta / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000502:physiology*; D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid / Q000502:physiology; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology
D011965:Receptors, Glucocorticoid; D011374:Progesterone; D003346:Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone; D006854:Hydrocortisone