Placenta-derived chymotrypsin-like protease (CLP) disturbs endothelial junctional structure in preeclampsia

Reproductive Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 479-488

  Gu, Yang ^a   Lewis, David F ^a   Alexander, J Steven ^b   Wang, Yang ^a,b  

^a Louisiana State University School of Medicine Shreveport   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

CLP; Endothelial permeability; Preeclampsia.; VE cadherin

Indexed keywords

BETA CATENIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN; CHYMOTRYPSIN LIKE PROTEASE; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN; PROTEINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL CADHERIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL PERMEABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TROPHOBLAST; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CELLS, CULTURED; CHYMASES; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CULTURE MEDIA, CONDITIONED; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERCELLULAR JUNCTIONS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64749106010     PISSN: 19337191     EISSN: 19337205     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1933719108329818     Document Type: Article

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