Loss of Progesterone Receptor-Mediated Actions Induce Preterm Cellular and Structural Remodeling of the Cervix and Premature Birth
A decline in serum progesterone or antagonism of progesterone receptor function results in preterm labor and birth. Whether characteristics of premature remodeling of the cervix after antiprogestins or ovariectomy are similar to that at term was the focus of the present study. Groups of pregnant rat...
Main Authors: | Yellon, Steven M., Dobyns, Abigail E., Beck, Hailey L., Kurtzman, James T., Garfield, Robert E., Kirby, Michael A. |
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3858221/ |
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