Estrogen and Progesterone Metabolism in the Cervix during Pregnancy and Parturition

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Stefan Andersson · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Debra A. Minjarez · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Nicole P. Yost · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

R. Ann Word · The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

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Together, the data indicate that cervical ripening during parturition involves localized regulation of estrogen and progesterone metabolism through a complex relationship between cervical epithelium and stroma, and that steroid hormone metabolism in cervical tissues from pregnant women is unique from that in mice.

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Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis Pregnancy-related medical research Reproductive Physiology in Livestock

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Published in: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

Volume 93, Issue 6, pp. 2366-2374

DOI: 10.1210/jc.2007-2813

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Estrogen and Progesterone Metabolism in the Cervix during Pregnancy and Parturition

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