Changes of plasma lipoprotein(a) during and after normal pregnancy in Caucasians

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 91-95

  Manten, G T R ^a,b   Franx, A ^b   Van Der Hoek, Y Y ^a   Hameeteman, T M ^a   Voorbij, H A M ^b   Smolders, H C ^b   Westers, P ^c   Visser, G H A ^b  

^a ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

After Delivery; Lipoprotein(a); Longitudinal; Normal Pregnancy; Postpartum

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A; LIPOPROTEIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DATA ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NULLIPARA; PREDICTION; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0042928277     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.14.2.91.95     Document Type: Article

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