Endothelial angiotensin II generation induced by placenta-derived factors from preeclampsia

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 932-938

  Wang, Yuping ^a   Gu, Yang ^a   Lewis, David F ^b  

^a Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center at Shreveport   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin II; Chymase; Endothelium; Placenta; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CAPTOPRIL; CHYMASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN INHIBITOR; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; PLACENTA DERIVED FACTOR; PLACENTA PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CELL CULTURE; CELL GROWTH; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS;

ANGIOTENSIN II; CULTURE MEDIA; ENDOTHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 57449111888     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108322432     Document Type: Article

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