Nitric oxide production with preeclampsia

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 442-445

  Ranta, Varpu ^a   Viinikka, Lasse ^a   Halmesmäki, Erja ^a   Ylikorkala, Olavi ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2,3 DINOR 6 OXOPROSTAGLANDIN F1 ALPHA; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BETAMETHASONE; NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY CLEARANCE; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTAGLANDIN METABOLISM; URINE VOLUME;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033104266     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00465-7     Document Type: Article

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