Endothelial and inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in Venezuelan patients with pre-eclampsia;Expresión de las óxido nítrico sintasas constitutiva endotelial e inducible en pacientes venezolanas con preeclampsia

Investigacion Clinica

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 321-330

  Alemán, Ingrist ^a   Alex, Rixio ^b   Ramírez, Margelis ^a   Hung, Alida ^a   Ramírez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DE VENEZUELA   (Venezuela)

^b Maternidad Concepcion Palacios   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; eNOS; Inducible nitric oxide synthase; iNOS; Nitric oxide; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; INDUCIBLE NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; VENEZUELA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; VENEZUELA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56749083551     PISSN: 05355133     EISSN: 05355133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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