Adrenomedullin, a new vasoactive peptide, is increased in preeclampsia

Hypertension

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 758-763

  Di Iorio, Romolo ^a   Marinoni, Emanuela ^a   Letizia, Claudio ^a   Alò, Piero ^a   Villaccio, Barbara ^a   Cosmi, Ermelando V ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Amniotic fluid; Placenta; Plasma; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031724019     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.HYP.32.4.758     Document Type: Article

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