Maternal-fetal transfer of melatonin in pregnant women near term

Journal of Pineal Research

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 129-134

  Okatani, Yuji ^a   Okamoto, Keiichi ^a   Hayashi, Kazutoshi ^a   Wakatsuki, Akihiko ^a   Tamura, Seiichiro ^a   Sagara, Yusuke ^a  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fetus; Free radical; Melatonin; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; ELECTROCHEMICAL DETECTION; FETUS BLOOD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PREECLAMPSIA; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; MELATONIN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL ARTERIES; UMBILICAL VEINS;

EID: 0031680529     PISSN: 07423098     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-079X.1998.tb00550.x     Document Type: Article

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