Placenta growth factor is not an early marker for the development of severe preeclampsia

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 184, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1218-1220

  Livingston, Jeffrey C ^a   Haddad, Bassam ^a   Gorski, Laura A ^a   Neblett, Paul ^a   Ahokas, Robert A ^a   Ramsey, Risa ^a   Sibai, Baha M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Placenta growth factor; Predictor; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE MARKER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0035339661     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2001.113877     Document Type: Article

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