Nitric oxide metabolites in preterm and induced labor

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 197-202

  Diejomaoh, Michael F E ^a,b   Omu, Alexander E ^a,b   Taher, Sami ^b   Al Busiri, Nasser ^b   Fatinikun, Tunde ^a   Fernandes, Sanjit ^a   Al Othman, Saed ^b  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Kuwait Maternity Hospital   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Induced labor; Nitric oxide; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

NITRATE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; ONSET AGE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; VENOUS BLOOD;

BIRTH WEIGHT; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR, INDUCED; NITRATES; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRITES; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 0344737836     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000074452     Document Type: Article

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