Activation of endothelial cells by plasma from women with preeclampsia: Differential effects on four endothelial cell types

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 31-37

  Wellings, Robert P ^a   Brockelsby, Jeremy C ^a   Baker, Philip N ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bovine coronary microvascular endothelial cell line; Endothelium activation; Human umbilical vein endothelial cell; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; NITRITE; PROSTACYCLIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CELL STIMULATION; CELL TYPE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; DECIDUA; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MICROVASCULATURE; NONHUMAN; PLASMA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN BLOOD VESSEL; UMBILICAL VEIN; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CELLS, CULTURED; COHORT STUDIES; DINOPROST; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRITES; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0031905774     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1071-5576(97)00100-7     Document Type: Article

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