The protein C system in placental massive perivillous fibrin deposition

Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 491-495

  Svensson, Annika M ^a   Waters, Brenda L ^a   Laszik, Zoltan G ^b   Simmons Arnold, Linda ^a   Goodwin, Andrew ^a   Beatty, Barbara G ^a   Bovill, Edwin G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Endothelial protein C receptor; Massive perivillous fibrin deposition; Placenta; Protein C; Thrombomodulin

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN; FORMALDEHYDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; OXYGEN; PARAFFIN; PEROXIDASE; PROTEIN C; THROMBOMODULIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBRIN DEPOSITION; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOPEROXIDASE STAINING; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CHORIONIC VILLI; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; FIBRIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PLACENTA DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROTEIN C; THROMBOMODULIN;

EID: 4444282005     PISSN: 09575235     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001721-200408000-00008     Document Type: Article

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