The vasoactive peptide angiotensin-(1-7), its receptor Mas and the angiotensin-converting enzyme type 2 are expressed in the human endometrium

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 247-256

  Vaz Silva, J ^a   Carneiro, M M ^a   Ferreira, M C ^a   Pinheiro, S V B ^a   Silva, D A ^a   Silva Filho, A L ^a   Witz, C A ^b   Reis, A M ^a   Santos, R A ^a   Reis, F M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Angiotensin (1 7); Endometrium; Mas; Menstrual cycle; Renin angiotensin system

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2; ANGIOTENSIN[1-7];

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANGIOTENSIN I; CELLS, CULTURED; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIAL CELLS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PEPTIDYL-DIPEPTIDASE A; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 60049084394     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108327593     Document Type: Article

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