Alteration of plasma ghrelin levels associated with the blood pressure in pregnancy

Hypertension

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 781-784

  Makino, Yasuo ^a   Hosoda, Hiroshi ^a   Shibata, Kazuhiko ^a   Makino, Ikuko ^a   Kojima, Masayasu ^a   Kangawa, Kenji ^a   Kawarabayashi, Tatsuhiko ^a  

^a FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Blood pressure; Growth substances; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE SECRETAGOGUE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CARDIOVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; PEPTIDE HORMONES; PEPTIDES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0036196839     PISSN: 0194911X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/hy0302.105221     Document Type: Article

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