Plasma nitric oxide, endothelin-1, Arginase and superoxide dismutase in the plasma and placentae from preeclamptic patients

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciencias

Volumn 87, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 713-719

  Bernardi, Fabiana C ^a   Vuolo, Francieli ^a   Petronilho, Fabricia ^b   Michels, Monique ^b   Ritter, Cristiane ^a   Dal Pizzol, Felipe ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO EXTREMO SUL CATARINENSE   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Arginase activity; Endothelin 1 levels; Nitrite nitrate; Preeclampsia; Superoxide dismutase

Indexed keywords

ARGINASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; NITRIC OXIDE; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

ADULT; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ARGINASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ENDOTHELIN-1; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE;

EID: 84935083618     PISSN: 00013765     EISSN: 16782690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/0001-3765201520140069     Document Type: Article

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