Circulating angiogenic factors in monochorionic twin pregnancies complicated by twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome and selective intrauterine growth restriction

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 141.e1-141.e7

  Yinon, Yoav ^a   Ben Meir, Elad ^a   Berezowsky, Alexandra ^a   Weisz, Boaz ^a   Schiff, Eyal ^a   Mazaki Tovi, Shali ^a   Lipitz, Shlomo ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

angiogenic factors; monochorionic twins; PLGF; sEng; sIUGR; sVEGFR 1; TTTS

Indexed keywords

ANGIOGENIC FACTOR; PLACENTAL GROWTH FACTOR; SOLUBLE ENDOGLIN; SOLUBLE VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; ENG PROTEIN, HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE ANTIGEN; PLACENTA PROTEIN; VASCULOTROPIN RECEPTOR 1;

ADULT; ANGIOGENESIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL PLASMA; MONOCHORIONIC DIAMNIOTIC TWIN PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SELECTIVE INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RESTRICTION; TWIN PREGNANCY; TWIN TWIN TRANSFUSION SYNDROME; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; YOUNG ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; NEWBORN ANEMIA; PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANTIGENS, CD; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETOFETAL TRANSFUSION; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY PROTEINS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY, TWIN; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR-1;

EID: 84893669194     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2013.09.022     Document Type: Article

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