Placental leucine aminopeptidase- and aminopeptidase A-deficient mice offer insight concerning the mechanisms underlying preterm labor and preeclampsia

Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Kobayashi, Hiroshi ^c   Mizutani, Shigehiko ^a   Wright, John W ^b  

^a Daiya Building Lady's Clinic   (Japan)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME 2; ANGIOTENSIN II; ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; ANGIOTENSINASE; BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CANDESARTAN; CAPTOPRIL; CYSTYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; CYTOSOL AMINOPEPTIDASE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE; ESTRADIOL BENZOATE; GESTONORONE CAPROATE; GLUCOSE TRANSPORTER 4; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; LOSARTAN POTASSIUM; MAGNESIUM SULFATE; MICROSOMAL AMINOPEPTIDASE; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM; OXYTOCIN; PROLYL ENDOPEPTIDASE; TERBUTALINE; VASOPRESSIN; LEUCYL CYSTINYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; LEUCYL-CYSTINYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; PLACENTA PROTEIN;

BLOOD PLACENTA BARRIER; BREATHING; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DECIDUA; DRUG EFFICACY; FETUS; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART MUSCLE NECROSIS; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR ONSET; LUNG EDEMA; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MATERNAL STRESS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; OSMOTIC PUMP; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; PROTEINURIA; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TACHYCARDIA; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VENOUS BLOOD; ANIMAL; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RATTUS;

ANIMALS; CYSTINYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; FEMALE; GLUTAMYL AMINOPEPTIDASE; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS;

EID: 79251556537     PISSN: 11107243     EISSN: 11107251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/286947     Document Type: Review

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