A prospective, longitudinal study of the renin-angiotensin system, prostacyclin and thromboxane in the first trimester of normal human pregnancy: Association with birthweight

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3157-3162

  Al Kadi, H ^a   Nasrat, H ^a   Broughton Pipkin, Fiona ^b  

^a KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angiotensinogen; Birthweight; Human pregnancy; Prostacyclin; Renin

Indexed keywords

ANGIOTENSINOGEN; PROSTACYCLIN; RENIN; THROMBOXANE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; NULLIPARA; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 27944497840     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei184     Document Type: Article

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