Transthyretin and normal human pregnancy: Mini review

Critical Reviews in Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 273-277

  Wang, Qiushi ^a   Liu, Chongdong ^a   Zhang, Zhenyu ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Receptivity; Spiral arterial remodeling; Transthyretin; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN; THYROXINE; CARRIER PROTEIN; THYROID HORMONE;

CELL PROLIFERATION; DEIODINATION; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REVIEW; TROPHOBLAST; UTERINE BLOOD VESSEL; VASCULAR REMODELING; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA;

CARRIER PROTEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREALBUMIN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; THYROID HORMONES; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 84989952126     PISSN: 10454403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/CritRevEukaryotGeneExpr.2016017323     Document Type: Review

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