Effects of normal and high circulating concentrations of activin A on vascular endothelial cell functions and vasoactive factor production

Pregnancy Hypertension

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 346-353

  Yong, Hannah E J ^a   Murthi, Padma ^a,c   Wong, May H ^a   Kalionis, Bill ^a   Cartwright, Judith E ^b   Brennecke, Shaun P ^a   Keogh, Rosemary J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activin A; Anti angiogenic; Endothelial dysfunction; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN 2A RECEPTOR; ACTIVIN A; ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; ENDOTHELIN 1; PROSTACYCLIN SYNTHASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; ACTIVIN; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR 2; ACTIVIN RECEPTOR TYPE II-A; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

APOPTOSIS; ARTICLE; CELL MIGRATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM; ADULT; BLOOD; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ACTIVIN RECEPTORS, TYPE II; ACTIVINS; ADULT; BIOMARKERS; CELL CULTURE TECHNIQUES; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1;

EID: 84947870225     PISSN: 22107789     EISSN: 22107797     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.preghy.2015.09.006     Document Type: Article

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