Plasma N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations in a control population of infants and children [10]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1563-1564

  Rauh, Manfred ^a   Koch, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; HORMONE PRECURSOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CHILD; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LETTER; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0041941693     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/49.9.1563     Document Type: Letter

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