Elevated serum concentrations of androgens in women with pregnancy-induced hypertension

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 115, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 162-166

  Jirecek, Stefan ^a   Joura, Elmar A ^a   Tempfer, Clemens ^a   Knöfler, Martin ^a   Husslein, Peter ^a   Zeisler, Harald ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Androgens; Hypertension; Pregnancy; Serum

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; PRASTERONE SULFATE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037475065     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040303     Document Type: Article

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