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Placental autotaxin expression is diminished in women with pre‐eclampsia
26 Jun 2015
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AIM: Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is a member of a new class of lipid mediators and exerts varied physiological and pathological functions. The secreted protein, autotaxin (ATX), is a key enzymatic determinant of local LPA production. The primary aim of this study was to investigate the potential involvement of the placental ATX-LPA system in pre-eclampsia (PE). MATERIAL AND METHODS: We compared human placental...
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