Expression of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by extravillous trophoblast cells in the human placenta

Placenta

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 23-31

  Martin, D ^a   Conrad, K P ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOKERATIN; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 0033965463     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/plac.1999.0428     Document Type: Article

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