Neurokinin B levels in maternal circulation during early pregnancy

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 611-613

  Tjoa, May Lee ^a   Lomecky, Marie ^a   Martens, Frans ^a   van Wijk, Inge J ^a   van Vugt, John M G ^a   Blankenstein, Marinus A ^a   Oudejans, Cees B M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Neurokinin B; Preeclampsia; Pregnancy; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROKININ A; NEUROKININ B; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3242784210     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2004.105     Document Type: Article

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