Article
The human myometrium expresses multiple isoforms of the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor.
The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism - 1 Aug 1995
Grammatopoulos D, Thompson S, Hillhouse E W
Abstract excerpt
Specific high affinity binding sites for CRH have been identified and characterized in the pituitary and central nervous system as well as in peripheral tissues. We recently identified and characterized a specific CRH receptor in human myometrium that changes to a high affinity state before term. In view of this, we searched for receptor heterogeneity in the pregnant and nonpregnant human myometrial CRH receptor....
Topics
- Autoradiography
- Cesarean Section
- Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
- Female
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Variation
- Humans
- Hysterectomy
- Iodine Radioisotopes
- Kinetics
- Myometrium
