Xanthine Oxidase/Dehydrogenase is present in human placenta

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 5-6, 1996, Pages 361-365

  Many, A ^a   Westerhausen Larson, A ^a   Kanbour Shakir, A ^b   Roberts, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL; LIVER ENZYME; PLACENTA ENZYME; SUPEROXIDE; URIC ACID; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA PROBE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0029884430     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)90061-2     Document Type: Article

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