Parturition

N Engl J Med. 2007 Jan 18;356(3):271-83. doi: 10.1056/NEJMra061360.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amnion
  • Cervical Ripening / physiology
  • Chorion
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / metabolism
  • Female
  • Fetal Blood / metabolism
  • Fetus / physiology
  • Humans
  • Myocytes, Smooth Muscle / physiology
  • Myometrium / metabolism
  • Parturition / physiology*
  • Placenta / metabolism
  • Pregnancy
  • Progesterone / metabolism
  • Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / blood
  • Uterine Contraction / physiology*

Substances

  • Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
  • Progesterone
  • Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone