Amino acids in amniotic fluid in the 15th-16th weeks of gestation and preterm labor

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 225-231

  Ramón Y Cajal, C López ^a,c   Martínez, R Ocampo ^a   Naveira, E Couceiro ^a   Martinez M ^b  

^a Xeral Ces Hospital   (Spain)

^b Department of Quality   (Spain)

^c Department of Neurosurgery   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Amniotic fluid; Arginine; Preterm birth

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; PHENYLALANINE; SERINE; TAURINE; THREONINE; TYROSINE; VALINE;

ADULT; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETIC SCREENING; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; AMNION FLUID; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AMINO ACIDS; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND;

EID: 34347402082     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050601134660     Document Type: Article

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