Amniotic levels of nitric oxide and vascular endothelial growth factor in pregnancy with subsequent intrauterine fetal death

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 162-165

  Tranquilli, Andrea L ^a   Giannubilo, Stefano R ^a   Bezzeccheri, Valeria ^a   Ciavattini, Andrea ^a   Scagnoli, Caterina ^a   Mazzanti, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Fetal death; NO; VEGF

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; NITRIC OXIDE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 2442528498     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2003.10.016     Document Type: Article

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