Article
Expression of glucocorticoid receptor messenger ribonucleic acid transcripts in the human placenta at term.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Dec 2008
Johnson Renée F, Rennie Natascha, Murphy Vanessa, Zakar Tamas, Clifton Vicki, Smith Roger
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CONTEXT: Differential promoter use and alternative splicing generate a variety of glucocorticoid receptor (GR) mRNA transcripts, potentially altering the cortisol responsiveness of gestational tissues during pregnancy and labor. OBJECTIVE: We examined GR mRNA transcript expression in term placentae before and after labor, in association with fetal sex and after glucocorticoid treatment. DESIGN: RNA from 34...
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