Expression of superoxide dismutase and xanthine oxidase in myometrium, fetal membranes and placenta during normal human pregnancy and parturition

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2306-2312

  Telfer, J F ^a   Thomson, A J ^a   Cameron, I T ^a   Greer, I A ^a   Norman, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide; Parturition; Superoxide dismutase; Uterus; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; MANGANESE SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CHILDBIRTH; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MUSCLE CELL; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE;

EID: 0030782655     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.10.2306     Document Type: Article

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