An immunohistochemical study of cadherin 5 (VE-cadherin) in vascular endothelial cells in placentas with gestosis

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 375-384

  Kawashima, Masanari ^a   Kitagawa, Michihiro ^a,b  

^a JIKEI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cadherin 5 (VE cadherin); Cell adhesion; Endothelial cell; Immunostaining

Indexed keywords

CADHERIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CELL ADHESION; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; L CELL; MICROSPECTROPHOTOMETRY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY TOXEMIA; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

EID: 0032425850     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1998.tb00112.x     Document Type: Article

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