Placental mRNA Expression of Neurokinin B Is Increased in PCOS Pregnancies with Female Offspring

    February 2024 in “ Biomedicines ”
    Georgios K Markantes, Evangelia Panagodimou, Vasiliki Koika … Neoklis A. Georgopoulos
    Studysummary This study found that NKB placental mRNA expression was higher in women with PCOS, particularly in pregnancies with female offspring, suggesting its involvement in PCOS-related placental dysfunction.
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