Immunolocalization of the inducible nitric oxide synthase isoform in human fetal membranes

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 289-294

  Eis, A L W ^a   Brockman, D E ^a   Myatt, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chorioamnionitis; Fibroblast; Labor; Macrophage; Nitric oxide; Parturition

Indexed keywords

CD14 ANTIGEN; ISOENZYME; MEMBRANE ENZYME; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; FETUS; FETUS MEMBRANE; FIBROBLAST; FROZEN SECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; LABOR; MATERNAL DISEASE; MESENCHYME; MYOMETRIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOCOLYSIS; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0030832101     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1997.tb00517.x     Document Type: Article

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