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RHO PROTEINS, PREGNANCY AND LABOUR

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 November 2009

J LARTEY  and
A LÓPEZ BERNAL
J LARTEY*
Affiliation:
University of Newcastle, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Medical School, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom.
A LÓPEZ BERNAL
Affiliation:
University of Bristol, Clinical Sciences South Bristol, Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Henry Wellcome Laboratories for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, Dorothy Hodgkin Building, Whitson St, Bristol, BS1 3NY, United Kingdom.
*
J Lartey, Newcastle University, Institute of Cellular Medicine, 3rd Floor, William Leech Building, Medical School, Framlington Place, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 4HH, United Kingdom.
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Premature birth is the most important cause of perinatal death and long term morbidity in the world today. Although an increasing proportion of premature births are induced secondary to pre-existing fetal and maternal conditions, over half of these deliveries are due to spontaneous onset of uterine contractions (spontaneous preterm labour). So far, our ability to successfully treat women whose pregnancies are complicated by preterm labour is hampered by a lack of knowledge of the endocrine and biochemical factors that initiate human parturition.

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Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review , Volume 20 , Issue 4 , November 2009 , pp. 283 - 299
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