Plasma concentrations of N-terminal Pro-B-type natriuretic peptide in pregnant women near labor and during early puerperium [6]

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1909-1910

  Lev Sagie, Ahinoam ^a   Bar Oz, Benjamin ^a   Salpeter, Lea ^a   Hochner Celnikier, Drorith ^a   Arad, Ilan ^a   Nir, Amiram ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO TERMINAL PRO BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BLOOD VOLUME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LABOR; LETTER; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; NONHUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PUERPERIUM; REFERENCE VALUE; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASODILATATION; VENOUS RETURN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE, BRAIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY;

EID: 25444528432     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1373/clinchem.2005.054023     Document Type: Letter

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