Normal and atypical butyrylcholinesterases in placental development, function, and malfunction

Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 315-332

  Sternfeld, Meira ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Anticholinesterases; Cocaine; Electron microscopy; Fetus; Recombitant enzymes

Indexed keywords

CHOLINESTERASE; COCAINE; SOLANINE;

ABORTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DETERMINATION; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ALLELES; BUTYRYLCHOLINESTERASE; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; CHOLINESTERASES; COCAINE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENOTYPE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SOLANINE; TROPHOBLASTS;

TRIXIS;

EID: 0030951881     PISSN: 02724340     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026394302076     Document Type: Article

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