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Analysis of nitric oxide metabolism as a placental or maternal factor underlying the etiology of pre-eclampsia.
Gynecologic and obstetric investigation - 1 Jan 2009
Nishizawa Haruki, Pryor-Koishi Kanako, Suzuki Machiko, Kato Takema, Sekiya Takao, Tada Shin, Kurahashi Hiroki, Udagawa Yasuhiro
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BACKGROUND: Defective nitric oxide (NO)-mediated vasodilation is widely regarded as an underlying cause of hypertension in pre-eclampsia, although there are also arguments against this hypothesis. METHODS: We examined both the mRNA levels and the presence of a Glu298Asp substitution in the NO synthase (NOS) gene, as well as the NO metabolite concentration, in placentas and maternal sera from women with...
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