Adrenomedullin concentrations in early 2nd-trimester amniotic fluid: Relation to preterm delivery and fetal growth at birth

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 99-104

  Yamashiro, Chizu ^a   Kanenishi, Kenji ^a   Akiyama, Masashi ^a   Tanaka, Hirokazu ^a   Shiota, Atsuko ^a   Hata, Toshiyuki ^a  

^a KAGAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Amniotic fluid, early 2nd trimester; Fetal growth; Preterm delivery

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; PLACENTA WEIGHT; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADRENOMEDULLIN; ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY HEIGHT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PEPTIDES; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 0036973351     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000067720     Document Type: Article

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