Plasma endothelin and big endothelin levels in women with severe preeclampsia or HELLP-syndrome

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 262, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 113-119

  Bussen, Stefanie ^a   Sutterlin M ^a   Steck, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Big endothelin; Endothelin; HELLP syndrome; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN; ENDOTHELIN 1;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOTHELIUM INJURY; FEMALE; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; UMBILICAL VEIN;

ADULT; ENDOTHELIN-1; ENDOTHELINS; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HELLP SYNDROME; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MATERNAL AGE; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344849420     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040050238     Document Type: Article

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