Hormonal and related mechanisms for preeclampsia of pregnancy

Endocrinologist

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 238-244

  Wang, Yuping ^a   Walsh, Scott W ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; PROSTACYCLIN; RENIN; THROMBOXANE;

FEMALE; FETUS MORTALITY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREMATURE LABOR; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTE AGGREGATION; THROMBOGENESIS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0030745293     PISSN: 10512144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019616-199707040-00007     Document Type: Review

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