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Imidazoline receptors in the human umbilical cord
Krisztina Bagamery1, Sandor Viski, Andras Predl
1Laboratory of Hormonology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Geneva, Maternité, 30 Blvd. de la Cluse, CH-1211 14, Genève, Switzerland. bagamery@excite.com
Abstract:
Imidazoline binding sites (IBS) are now accepted as being receptors, however, their physiological functions are not yet clearly understood. Previously, the authors demonstrated that the density of IBS in the human placenta significantly increased throughout gestation. The present study was performed for the identification of imidazoline receptors in the human umbilical cord.
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