Evaluation of glucose intolerance in pregnancy using biochemical markers of fetal hyperinsulinemia

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 174-176

  Roach, Vijay J ^a   Fung, Hedy ^a   Cockram, Clive S ^a   Lau, T K ^a   Rogers, Michael S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Connecting peptide; Gestational impaired glucose tolerance; Insulin

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; C PEPTIDE; INSULIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DISEASE; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-PEPTIDE; DIABETES, GESTATIONAL; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; FETAL DISEASES; GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST; HUMANS; HYPERINSULINISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0031978021     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000009950     Document Type: Article

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