Significant decrease of maternal serum serotonin levels in singleton pregnancies complicated by the HELLP syndrome

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 405-409

  Backe, J ^a   Bussen, S ^a   Steck, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Etiology; HELLP syndrome; Preeclampsia; Serotonin

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; IODINE 125; SEROTONIN;

ADULT; AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEROTONIN BLOOD LEVEL; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031458150     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599709152568     Document Type: Article

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