Brain natriuretic peptide and endothelin-1 in the pathogenesis of polyhydramnios-oligohydramnios in monochorionic twins

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 189, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 189-194

  Bajoria, Rekha ^a,b,c   Ward, Stuart ^a   Chatterjee, Ratna ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid volume; Atrial natriuretic peptide; Brain natriuretic; Endothelin 1; Monochorionic; Peptide; Polyhydramnios; Twin; Twin twin transfusion syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATRIAL NATRIURETIC FACTOR; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDRAMNIOS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OSMOTIC PRESSURE; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL DEATH; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON SODIUM EXCHANGE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RECIPIENT; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME;

EID: 0037998668     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mob.2003.340     Document Type: Article

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