Serum level of immunoglobulin e during pregnancy - Does offspring sex matter?

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-78

  Løken, Mari Overn ^a   Jeansson, Stig ^b   Jenum, Pål A ^c   Eskild, Anne ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c VESTRE VIKEN HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Fetal sex; Gestation; Maternal IgE

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PROGENY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 73649146588     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2009.01092.x     Document Type: Article

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