Third trimester plasma neurokinin B levels in women with and without preeclampsia

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 95-100

  Geissbuehler, Verena ^a,e   Hillermann, Renate ^b   Czarniecki, Janusz ^c   Gebhardt, Stefan G ^d   Forst, Susanne ^a   Eberhard, Jakob ^a   Moser, René ^c  

^a Kantonsspital Frauenfeld   (Switzerland)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

EIA; Hypertension; Neurokinin B; Preeclampsia; South African

Indexed keywords

NEUROKININ B;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEGRO; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEUROKININ B; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 38849093781     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701836784     Document Type: Article

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