Immunohistochemical localization of carboxypeptidasese E and D in the human placenta and umbilical cord

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 46, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 1359-1367

  Reznik, Sandra E ^a,c   Salafia, Carolyn M ^a   Lage, Janice M ^b   Fricker, Lloyd D ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MONTEFIORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Carboxypeptidase D (CPD); Carboxypeptidase E (CPE); Immunoelectron microscopy; Immunohistochemistry; Placenta; Umbilical cord

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE D; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE H; CARBOXYPEPTIDASE;

AMNION CELL; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHORION VILLUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOELECTRON MICROSCOPY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TROPHOBLAST; UMBILICAL CORD; VASCULAR SMOOTH MUSCLE; CHEMISTRY; ENDOTHELIUM; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PLACENTA; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CARBOXYPEPTIDASE H; CARBOXYPEPTIDASES; CHORIONIC VILLI; ENDOTHELIUM; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; MUSCLE, SMOOTH, VASCULAR; PLACENTA; TROPHOBLASTS; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0032254498     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549804601204     Document Type: Article

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