Elevated plasma chymotrypsin-like protease (chymase) activity in women with preeclampsia

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 253-261

  Wang, Yuping ^a,b   Gu, Yang ^a   Lewis, David F ^a   Alexander, J Steven ^b   Granger, D Neil ^b  

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

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ang II; Chymotrypsin like proteasechymase; Endothelium; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN II; CHYMASE; CHYMOTRYPSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAY; BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD VESSEL; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATION; PLASMA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUERPERIUM; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; VENOUS BLOOD; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BLOOD VESSELS; CHYMASES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 77955103495     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641950802001842     Document Type: Article

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