miR-143 regulation of prostaglandin-endoperoxidase synthase 2 in the amnion: implications for human parturition at term.

The human amnion plays a pivotal role in parturition. Two of its compartments, the placental amnion and the reflected amnion, have distinct transcriptome and are functionally coordinated for parturition. This study was conducted to determine the microRNA (miRNA) expression pattern and its significan...

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Main Authors: Sun Young Kim, Roberto Romero, Adi L Tarca, Gaurav Bhatti, JoonHo Lee, Tinnakorn Chaiworapongsa, Sonia S Hassan, Chong Jai Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3168490?pdf=render