Chorion laeve trophoblasts of preeclamptic fetal membranes: Histochemically detectable enzyme activities do not change at a subcellular level

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 211-217

  Matsubara, S ^a   Takayama, T ^a   Iwasaki, R ^a   Izumi, A ^a   Watanabe, T ^a   Sato, I ^a  

^a JICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ADP degrading activity; Cytochrome c oxidase; Fetal membrane; Preeclampsia; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

APYRASE; CYTOCHROME C OXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHORION VILLUS; CYTOCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADULT; APYRASE; CHORIONIC VILLI; CYTOCHROME-C OXIDASE; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HUMAN; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0035237686     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1631     Document Type: Article

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