The possible role of AhR in the protective effects of cigarette smoke on preeclampsia

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 872-874

  Wang, Kai ^a   Zhou, Qian ^a   He, Qizhi ^a   Tong, Guoqing ^a   Zhao, Zhen ^a   Duan, Tony ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON RECEPTOR; COPPER ZINC SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; DIOXIN; HEME OXYGENASE 1; HEME OXYGENASE 2;

ARTERIOLE; ARTICLE; CELL INVASION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CYTOTROPHOBLAST; HUMAN; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RECEPTOR UPREGULATION; RISK REDUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RECEPTORS, ARYL HYDROCARBON; SMOKE; TOBACCO;

EID: 80053943944     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: 15322777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.07.061     Document Type: Article

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