Plasma ascorbic acid level and erythrocyte fragility in preeclampsia and eclampsia

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 35-40

  Ozan, Hakan ^a,c   Esmer, Ahmet ^b   Kolsal, Nedret ^b   Çopur, Ömer Utku ^b   Ediz, Bülent ^b  

^a Izmit Military Hospital   (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c Ozpirinc Apt   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ascorbic acid; eclampsia; erythrocyte fragility; preeclampsia; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ASCORBIC ACID; FREE RADICAL;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECLAMPSIA; ERYTHROCYTE FRAGILITY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031030648     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02613-9     Document Type: Article

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