Progesterone receptors in the human placenta : expression, signalling characteristics and functional relevance
The human placenta is a transient life sustaining organ which is responsible for mediating all the physiological exchanges between the mother and the fetus. The steroid hormone progesterone, often referred to as the hormone of pregnancy, is critical for the establishment and for maintaining the preg...
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Brunel University
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.553662 |