Second trimester amniotic fluid endothelin concentration. A possible predictor for pre-eclampsia

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 18-20

  Margarit, L M ^a,b   Griffiths, A ^a   Tsapanos, V ^a   Decavalas, G ^a   Gumenos, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

EID: 28044469821     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610400023437     Document Type: Article

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