Localization and expression of tissue kallikrein and kallistatin in human blood vessels

Journal of Histochemistry and Cytochemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 221-228

  Wolf, William C ^a   Harley, Russell A ^a   Sluce, Dan ^a   Chao, Lee ^a   Chao, Julie ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial cell; Kallistatin; Localization; Smooth muscle cell; Tissue kallikrein

Indexed keywords

KALLIKREIN; KALLISTATIN; SERINE PROTEINASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AORTA; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL; CAVA VEIN; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ILIAC ARTERY; ILIAC VEIN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SMOOTH MUSCLE FIBER; SOUTHERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0032920387     PISSN: 00221554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002215549904700210     Document Type: Article

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