Elevated serum sialic acid in pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 494-495

  Crook, M ^a   Constable, S ^b   Lumb, P ^a   Rymer, J ^b  

^a GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b DEPARTMENT OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Pregnancy; Sialic acid

Indexed keywords

SIALIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0030789792     PISSN: 00219746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jcp.50.6.494     Document Type: Article

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