Production of human mast cell chymase in human myometrium and placenta in cases of normal pregnancy and preeclampsia

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 155-160

  Mitani, Ryuji ^a   Maeda, Kazuhisa ^a   Fukui, Rijin ^a   Endo, Satoko ^a   Saijo, Yoshika ^a   Shinohara, Koji ^a   Kamada, Masaharu ^a   Irahara, Minoru ^a   Yamano, Shuji ^a   Nakaya, Yutaka ^a   Aono, Toshihiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKUSHIMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1(1 31); Human mast cell chymase; Mast cells; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

CHYMASE; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAST CELL; MYOMETRIUM; PATHOGENESIS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL ARTERY; VASOSPASM;

EID: 18244386001     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(01)00546-2     Document Type: Article

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