Circadian melatonin concentration rhythm is lost in pregnant women with altered blood pressure rhythm

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 124-129

  Tranquilli, A L ^a   Turi, A ^a   Giannubilo, S R ^a   Garbati, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring; Chronobiology; Melatonin; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHRONOBIOLOGY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEASUREMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PRIMIGRAVIDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE;

BLOOD PRESSURE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MELATONIN; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, CARDIOVASCULAR;

EID: 1542297640     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590410001667841     Document Type: Article

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