Temporal changes of the plasma levels of cystatin C, β-trace protein, β2-microglobulin, urate and creatinine during pregnancy indicate continuous alterations in the renal filtration process

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation

Volumn 67, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 612-618

  Kristensen, K ^a   Lindstrom V ^a   Schmidt, C ^b   Blirup Jensen, S ^b   Grubb, A ^a   Wide Swensson, D ^a   Strevens, H ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Alpha2 macroglobulin; Glomerular filtration rate; Kidney function tests; Plasma albumin; Pregnancy trimesters

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ALPHA 2 MACROGLOBULIN; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; BETA TRACE PROTEIN; CREATININE; CYSTATIN C; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URATE; URIC ACID; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYSTATIN; ISOMERASE; LIPOCALIN; PROSTAGLANDIN R2 D ISOMERASE; PROSTAGLANDIN R2 D-ISOMERASE;

ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; URIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; BLOOD; KIDNEY; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HUMANS; INTRAMOLECULAR OXIDOREDUCTASES; KIDNEY; LIPOCALINS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; REFERENCE VALUES; URIC ACID;

EID: 34547176866     PISSN: 00365513     EISSN: 15027686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365510701203488     Document Type: Article

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