Urinary levels of nitric oxide metabolites in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 551-559

  Begum, Sultana ^a   Yamasaki, Mineo ^a   Mochizuki, Matsuto ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Nitric oxide (NO); Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CREATININE; CYCLIC GMP; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; URIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATININE CLEARANCE; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; METABOLITE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0030479235     PISSN: 13418076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.1996.tb01070.x     Document Type: Article

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