Heme oxygenase in pregnancy and preeclampsia

Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 156-162

  George, Eric M ^a   Granger, Joey P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilirubin; carbon monoxide; heme oxygenase; preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

BILIRUBIN; HEME OXYGENASE;

HUMAN; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VASCULARIZATION;

ANIMALS; BILIRUBIN; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FEMALE; HEME OXYGENASE (DECYCLIZING); HUMANS; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84873568036     PISSN: 10624821     EISSN: 14736543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MNH.0b013e32835d19f7     Document Type: Review

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