Adrenomedullin concentration in second trimester amniotic fluid cannot be used as a predictor of preterm delivery

In Vivo

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1021-1026

  Iavazzo, C ^a   Tassis, K ^b   Gourgiotis, D ^a   Boutsikou, M ^a   Baka, S ^a   Hassiakos, D ^a   Hadjithomas, A ^b   Vrachnis, N ^a   Malamitsi Puchner, Ariadne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b Lito Maternity Hospital   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adrenomedullin; Amniocentesis; Cytokine; Marker; Premature rupture of membranes; Preterm labor

Indexed keywords

ADRENOMEDULLIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DECIDUA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE LABOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 75249102551     PISSN: 0258851X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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