Plasma cysteine concentrations in uncomplicated pregnancies

Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 254-258

  Viskova, H ^a,c   Vesela, K ^b   Janosikova, B ^b   Krijt, J ^b   Visek, J A ^a   Calda, P ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b Charles University in Prague and General University Hospital in Prague   (Czech Republic)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Plasma total cysteine; Pre eclampsia

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; CYSTEINYLGLYCINE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; THIOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMINO ACID BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIMIPARA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; STUDENT T TEST; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CYSTEINE; DIPEPTIDES; FEMALE; GLUTATHIONE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34250378764     PISSN: 10153837     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000100785     Document Type: Article

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