Altered gene expression of endothelin-A and endothelin-B receptors, but not endothelin-1, in myometrium and placenta from pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 264, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 143-149

  Faxen M ^a,b   Nisell, H ^b   Kublickiene, K R ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ET(A); ET(B); ET 1; mRNA expression; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

DNA; ENDOTHELIN 1; ENDOTHELIN A RECEPTOR; ENDOTHELIN B RECEPTOR; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033696536     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040000111     Document Type: Article

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