Endothelial nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity in early gestation and in trophoblastic disease

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 427-431

  Ariel, Ilana ^a   Hochberg, Abraham ^c   Shochina, Mara ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Department of Rehabilitation ^*

^c HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide synthase; Placenta; Trophoblastic disease

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PARAFFIN; PEROXIDASE;

ARTICLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; MONONUCLEAR CELL; NIDATION; PLACENTA ACCRETA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

EID: 0031837224     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.51.6.427     Document Type: Article

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