Alterations of maternal and fetal leptin concentrations in hypertensive disorders of pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 59-62

  Vitoratos, N ^a   Chrystodoulacos, G ^a   Kouskouni, E ^a   Salamalekis, E ^a   Creatsas, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Gestational hypertension; Leptin; Placenta; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS BLOOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEINURIA;

EID: 0035058501     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(00)00401-2     Document Type: Article

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