Electron-microscopic immunolabelling of vasoactive substances in human umbilical endothelial cells and their actions in early and late pregnancy

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 284, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 167-175

  Sexton, A J ^a   Loesch, A ^a   Turmaine, M ^a   Miah, S ^a   Burnstock, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

5 hydroxytryptamine; Endothelin; Endothelium; Histamine; Human; Umbilical artery; Umbilical vein

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; ENDOTHELIN; HISTAMINE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; SEROTONIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL TONE; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FETUS; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ARTERIES; ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; ENDOTHELINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SEROTONIN; UMBILICAL VEINS; UMBILICUS;

EID: 0029963837     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004410050577     Document Type: Article

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