Comparison of protein S functional and antigenic assays in normal pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 175, Issue 3 PART I, 1996, Pages 657-660

  Lefkowitz, Jerry B ^a,b,c   Clarke, Susan H ^b   Barbour, Linda A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Health Sciences Center

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional testing; Pregnancy; Protein S

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN S;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIGENS; COMPLEMENT INACTIVATOR PROTEINS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR V; FACTOR VIII; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN S; PROTEIN S DEFICIENCY; RECEPTORS, COMPLEMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0029807045     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ob.1996.v175.a73866     Document Type: Article

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