Renal handling of endogenous human chorionic gonadotrophin in preeclampsia

Hypertension in Pregnancy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 129-137

  Ezimokhai, Mutairu ^a   Mensah Brown, Eric P ^a   Agarwal, Mukesh ^a   Rizk, Diaa E ^a   Thomas, Letha ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Human chorionic gonadotrophin; Kidneys; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CREATININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE METABOLISM; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREECLAMPSIA;

EID: 0033000937     PISSN: 10641955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10641959909023072     Document Type: Article

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