The role of methemoglobinemia in early and late complicated pregnancy

Medical Hypotheses

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1114-1119

  Mohorovic, Lucijan ^a  

^a Labin   (Croatia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; METHEMOGLOBIN; REACTIVE NITROGEN SPECIES; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; REACTIVE SULFUR SPECIES;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ERYTHROCYTE MEMBRANE; HEMOLYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INHALATION; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PATHOGENESIS; PERINATAL MORBIDITY; PERINATAL MORTALITY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; POLLUTANT; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULTRASOUND;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; METHEMOGLOBIN; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 33847043485     PISSN: 03069877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2006.09.053     Document Type: Article

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