Amniotic fluid endothelin-1 levels are increased in pregnancy-induced hypertension and intrauterine growth retardation

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 260-263

  Di Iorio, Romolo ^a   Marinoni, Emanuela ^a   Anceschi, Maurizio M ^a   Emiliani, Serena ^a   Letizia, Claudio ^a   Cosmi, Ermelando V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endothelin 1; Feto placental tissues; Pregnancy induced hypertension

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN 1; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENT;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CELL DAMAGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; ENDOTHELIN-1; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; ORGAN SIZE; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0029827604     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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