Amniotic fluid prostaglandin concentrations increase before the onset of spontaneous labor at term

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 89-94

  Lee, Si Eun ^a   Romero, Roberto ^a   Park, In Sook ^a   Seong, Hyo Suk ^a   Park, Chan Wook ^a   Yoon, Bo Hyun ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Human; Parturition; Pregnancy; Prostaglandins

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN F2; PROSTAGLANDIN F2 ALPHA;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LABOR ONSET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; DINOPROST; DINOPROSTONE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; LABOR ONSET; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS;

EID: 38849138921     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050701830514     Document Type: Article

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