Reference intervals for plasma levels of fibronectin, von Willebrand factor, free protein S and antithrombin during third-trimester pregnancy

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 31-40

  Wickstrom K ^a,d   Edelstam, G ^a   Lowbeer Ch ^b   Hansson, L O ^b   Siegbahn, A ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM SÖDER HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chemistry; Clinical; Coagulation; Hypertension; Pre eclampsia; Reference

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; BLOOD CLOTTING INHIBITOR; FIBRONECTIN; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; SERINE PROTEINASE; VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR;

ADHESION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PUERPERIUM; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTE;

EID: 1442265803     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510410003859     Document Type: Article

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