Plasma and placental nitric oxide levels in women with and without pre-eclampsia living at different altitudes

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 104, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-142

  Teran, Enrique ^a   Chedraui, Peter ^b,c   Vivero, Sandra ^a   Villena, Francisco ^d   Duchicela, Fabian ^d   Nacevilla, Luis ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CENTRAL DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

^c Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Enrique C Sotomayor   (Ecuador)

^d Hospital Gineco Obstetrico Isidro Ayora   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Altitude; Nitric Oxide; Placenta; Pre eclampsia; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ENDOTHELIAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE;

ALTITUDE; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEINURIA; SEA LEVEL;

EID: 58149236859     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.09.010     Document Type: Article

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