Coagulation-fibrinolysis is more enhanced in twin than in singleton pregnancies

Journal of Perinatal Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 392-397

  Morikawa, Mamoru ^a,b   Yamada, Takashi ^a   Turuga, Noriko ^a   Cho, Kazutoshi ^a   Yamada, Hideto ^a   Sakuragi, Noriaki ^a   Minakami, Hisanori ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Antithrombin activity; Coagulation; D dimer; Fibrinolysis; Twin

Indexed keywords

ANTITHROMBIN; D DIMER; FIBRIN; FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FETUS; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FIBRINOGEN METABOLISM; FIBRINOLYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; SINGLETON PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TWIN PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD COAGULATION; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; PLATELET COUNT; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PREGNANCY, MULTIPLE; TWINS;

EID: 33748651882     PISSN: 03005577     EISSN: 16193997     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/JPM.2006.078     Document Type: Article

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