Altered plasma neurokinin B levels in patients with pre-eclampsia

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 276, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 151-157

  Geissbuehler, Verena ^a   Moser, Rene ^b   Zimmermann, Kathrin ^a   Hillermann, Renate ^c   Czarniecki, Janusz ^b   Gebhardt, Stefan G ^d   Eberhard, Jakob ^a  

^a Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^b IBR Inc (Institute for Biopharmaceutical Research Inc)   (Switzerland)

^c STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

EIA; Hypertension; Neurokinin B; Pre eclampsia; RIA; South African coloured (mixed ancestry group)

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEUROKININ B; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34347385098     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-006-0316-y     Document Type: Article

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