Increase of placental sensitivity to melatonin and the alteration to its local synthesis in hypertensive syndromes in pregnancy

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 120-128

  Yamamoto, Douglas De Resende ^a   Yamamoto, Leandro De Resende ^a   Rocha, Laura Penna ^a   MacHado, Juliana Reis ^a   Guimarães, Camila Souza De Oliveira ^a   Reis, Marlene Antônia Dos ^a   Corrêa, Rosana Rosa Miranda ^a  

^a Triângulo Mineiro Federal University   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypertensive syndromes; Melatonin receptor 1A; Placenta; Pregnancy; Tryptophan hydroxylase

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; MELATONIN RECEPTOR 1A; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INFLAMMATORY INFILTRATE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PLACENTA; PLACENTA FUNCTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; MELATONIN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RECEPTOR, MELATONIN, MT1; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRYPTOPHAN HYDROXYLASE;

EID: 84878579777     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: 15256065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641955.2013.784779     Document Type: Article

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