Serum allopregnanolone levels in pregnant women: Changes during pregnancy, at delivery, and in hypertensive patients

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 85, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 2429-2433

  Luisi, S ^a   Petraglia, F ^b   Benedetto, C ^c   Nappi, R E ^d   Bernardi, F ^a   Fadalti, M ^b   Reis, F M ^b   Luisi, M ^e   Genazzani, A R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^e CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3ALPHA HYDROXY 5ALPHA PREGNAN 20 ONE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE REGULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CESAREAN SECTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; STEROID BLOOD LEVEL; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY;

EID: 0034457558     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.85.7.6675     Document Type: Article

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