Increased maternal serum activin A but not follistatin levels in pregnant women with hypertensive disorders

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-162

  D'Antona, D ^a   Reis, F M ^d   Benedetto, C ^d   Evans, L W ^b   Groome, N P ^b   De Kretser, D M ^a   Wallace, E M ^a   Petraglia, F ^c  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^d NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SERUM; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0034115864     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1650157     Document Type: Article

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