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Article: BIRTH BASICS BIOCHEMIST UNLOCKING SECRETS OF PREGNANCY.(Living)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- August 27, 1991
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Byline: Robert Whitaker Staff writer
The biochemistry that governs human birth is one of nature's most complex and beautifully choreographed dances. Hormones, enzymes and proteins must work in timely harmony for a baby to be born in a natural way.
Twenty-five years of ongoing research by Albany Medical Center biochemist John Jeffrey is helping to decipher one piece of that wonderful chemical puzzle. He has identified much of the chemistry involved in the growth and shrinkage of the uterus, knowledge that holds the promise of helping doctors to manage such problems as premature labor.
"You have to find out what is normal first, and then see if ...