Lourenco PC

No ORCID on file · 2 papers in corpus

2011

Attenuated tubal and endometrial urocortin 1 and corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor expression in ectopic pregnancy.

Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) ·doi:10.1177/1933719110385132

Fallopian tube (FT) and endometrial urocortin 1 (Ucn1) and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-receptor (CRH-R1/CRH-R2) expression were examined using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunohistochemistry in n…

2008

CB1 expression is attenuated in Fallopian tube and decidua of women with ectopic pregnancy.

PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0003969

BackgroundEmbryo retention in the Fallopian tube (FT) is thought to lead to ectopic pregnancy (EP), a considerable cause of morbidity. In mice, genetic/pharmacological silencing of cannabinoid receptor Cnr1, encoding CB1, causes retention o…