Lower circulation levels and activity of α-1 Antitrypsin in pregnant women with severe preeclampsia

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2667-2670

  Twina, Guy ^a   Sheiner, Eyal ^a   Shahaf, Galit ^b   Yaniv Salem, Shimrit ^a   Madar, Tamar ^a   Baron, Joel ^a   Wiznitzer, Arnon ^a   Mazor, Moshe ^a   Holcberg, Gershon ^a   Lewis, Eli C ^b  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Inflammation; Pregnancy; Protease inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 1 ANTITRYPSIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CESAREAN SECTION; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION;

ADULT; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN; ALPHA 1-ANTITRYPSIN DEFICIENCY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CESAREAN SECTION; DOWN-REGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870315522     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2012.705397     Document Type: Article

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