A hypothesis for altered activity of insulin-like growth factor I in women with pre-eclampsia

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 173-174

  Kazer, R R ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperinsulinemia; Insulin resistance; Insulin like growth factor binding protein 1; Insulin like growth factor I; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; HUMAN; HYPERINSULINEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RELEASE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION;

EID: 0037309197     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(02)00385-5     Document Type: Article

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