Changes in concentration, localization and activity of catalase within the human placenta during early gestation

Placenta

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-34

  Watson, A L ^a   Skepper, J N ^a   Jauniaux, E ^b   Burton, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALASE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE;

ARTICLE; CELL METABOLISM; CHORION VILLUS; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOGOLD STAINING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MACROPHAGE; OXYGEN TENSION; PEROXISOME; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STAINING; STROMA CELL; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

EID: 0031915041     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(98)90095-9     Document Type: Article

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