Differential Activity of Histidine Decarboxylase in Normal and Pre-eclamptic Placentae

Placenta

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 585-587

  Brew, O ^a   Lakasing, L ^b   Sullivan, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINE OXIDASE (COPPER CONTAINING); HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE;

CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTAMINE METABOLISM; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INCUBATION TIME; LETTER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; TISSUE SECTION;

FEMALE; HISTAMINE; HISTIDINE DECARBOXYLASE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 34247142856     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2006.05.003     Document Type: Letter

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