Evidence of endothelial cytotoxic compounds in placental extracts from preeclamptic women

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 114-117

  Arechavaleta Velasco, Fabian ^a   Hernandez Guerrero, Cesar ^a   Ahued Ahued, Roberto ^a   Vadillo Ortega, Felipe ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PERINATOLOGÍA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Cytotoxicity; Endothelial cells; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

CYTOTOXIC FACTOR; PLACENTA EXTRACT; TRYPSIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOTOXICITY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL VEIN;

CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOTOXINS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TISSUE EXTRACTS; TRYPSIN; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 0034603319     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107155760000700206     Document Type: Article

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