Immunologic and biochemical factors in hyperemesis gravidarum with or without hyperthyroxinemia

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 229-234

  Leylek, Ozkan Aydin ^a,b   Toyaksi, Mehmet ^a   Erselcan, Taner ^a   Dokmetas, Sebila ^a  

^a CUMHURIYET UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hyperemesis gravidarum; Immunology; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C4; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; HYPERTHYROXINEMIA; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOLOGY; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0032977848     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010111     Document Type: Article

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