Antigenic and functional levels of alpha-1-antitrypsin in serum during normal and diabetic pregnancy

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-35

  Lisowska Myjak, Barbara ^a   Pachecka, Jan ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alpha 1 antitrypsin; Diabetes; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN; BENZOYLARGININE 4 NITROANILIDE; INSULIN; TRYPSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HUMANS; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN DIABETICS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0037427618     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00201-4     Document Type: Article

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