High and low molecular weight kininogen and plasma prekallikrein/plasma kallikrein in villous capillaries of human term placenta

A Hermann, P Buchinger, B Somlev, J Rhebock - Placenta, 1996 - Elsevier
This study examined the expression and presence of components of the kallikrein-kinin
system in human term placenta. Immunohistochemical studies localized H-kininogen and
plasma prekallikrein/plasma kallikrein to endothelial cells of placental villous capillaries. In
larger placental blood vessels and umbilical cord, neither kininogens nor kallikreins were
detected. High (H) and low (L) molecular weight kininogen, plasma prekallikrein and plasma
kallikrein were detected by Western blot analysis in human term placenta and in maternal …