Urocortin in second trimester amniotic fluid: Its role as predictor of preterm labor

Mediators of Inflammation

Volumn 2009, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Iavazzo, C ^a   Tassis, K ^b   Gourgiotis, D ^a   Boutsikou, M ^a   Baka, S ^a   Hassiakos, D ^a   Vogiatzi, C ^b   Florentin Arar, L ^b   Malamitsi Puchner, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Lito Maternity Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

UROCORTIN;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; BIRTH; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; METABOLISM; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; OBSTETRIC LABOR, PREMATURE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; UROCORTINS;

EID: 71449120265     PISSN: 09629351     EISSN: 14661861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2009/947981     Document Type: Article

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