%0 Journal Article
%T Expression of the prostaglandin F synthase AKR1B1 and the prostaglandin transporter SLCO2A1 in human fetal membranes in relation to spontaneous term and preterm labor
%A Hana A. Alzamil
%A Michel A. Fortier
%A A. L¨®pez Bernal
%J Frontiers in Physiology
%D 2014
%I Frontiers Media
%R 10.3389/fphys.2014.00272
%X Background: Human labor is a complex series of cellular and molecular events that occur at the materno-fetal and uterine levels. Many hypotheses have been proposed for the initiation of human labor, one hypothesis suggests that maturation of the fetus releases a signal in the amniotic fluid that will be transmitted to myometrium via the fetal membranes and initiate uterine contractions. There is strong evidence that prostaglandins (PGs) play a central role in initiation and progression of human labor.
%K prostaglandins
%K cytokines
%K placenta
%K parturition
%K preterm birth
%K uterus
%U http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2014.00272/abstract