Corticotrophin-releasing hormone and CRH-binding protein. Differences between patients at risk for preterm birth and hypertension

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 897, Issue , 1999, Pages 54-65

  Hobel, Calvin J ^a,b   Arora, Chander P ^a   Korst, Lisa M ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL PLASMA; MYOMETRIUM; PLACENTA; PREMATURE LABOR; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033395467     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb07878.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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