Cellular Localization of Placenta-Specific Human Endogenous Retrovirus (HERV) Transcripts and their Possible Implication in Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension

Placenta

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-289

  Kudaka, W ^a   Oda, T ^b   Jinno, Y ^b   Yoshimi, N ^b   Aoki, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human endogenous retrovirus; Hypertensive disorder of pregnancy; In situ hybridization; Placenta; TaqMan RT PCR

Indexed keywords

HYDRALAZINE; LABETALOL; METHYLDOPA; NIFEDIPINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROVIRUS; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOGENOUS RETROVIRUSES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER; TERM BIRTH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 40649101928     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2007.11.009     Document Type: Article

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