Maternal and fetal nitric oxide production in normal and abnormal pregnancy

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 22-27

  Von Mandach, U ^a,b   Lauth, D ^a   Huch, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÄTSSPITAL ZÜRICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Abnormal; Fetal; Maternal; Nitric oxide; Normal; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; MATERNAL DIABETES MELLITUS; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 0037278538     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.13.1.22.27     Document Type: Article

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