Placental vesicles carry active endothelial nitric oxide synthase and their activity is reduced in preeclampsia..
Preeclampsia, a multisystem hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, is associated with increased systemic vascular resistance. Placentae from patients with preeclampsia have reduced levels of endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) and, thus, less nitric oxide (NO). Syncytiotrophoblast extracellular ve...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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American Heart Association
2017
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