Letters to the editor: Intra-amniotic n-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide in severe twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome treated by fetoscopic laser coagulation

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 620-621

  Delabaere, A ^a,b   Marceau, G ^b,c   Kemeny, S ^b,c   Sapin, V ^b,c   Ughetto, S ^d   Coste, K ^a,b   Gallot, D ^a,b  

^a HÔTEL DIEU   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c Department of Biochemistry ^*  (France)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF CLERMONT FERRAND   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNIOTIC FLUID PEPTIDE 1, HUMAN; AMNIOTIC FLUID PEPTIDE-1, HUMAN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; UBIQUITIN;

FEMALE; FETOSCOPY; HUMAN; LETTER; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; FETOSCOPY; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UBIQUITIN;

EID: 77951863202     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: 14690705     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/uog.7579     Document Type: Letter

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