Amniotic levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide at the second trimester in Down's syndrome

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-31

  Tranquilli, A L ^a   Bezzeccheri, V ^a   Scagnoli, C ^a   Mazzanti, L ^a   Garzetti, G G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Down's syndrome; Nitric oxide; Vascular endothelial growth factor

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CELL DEATH; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0037277814     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.1.28.31     Document Type: Article

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