A study of urinary prostacylin products and some haematological parameters in pregnant women with sickle cell anaemia
Objective: Normal gestation is associated with an increased plasma volume (PV) and vasodilation which plasma prostacyclin (PGI2) may account for. This study measured PGI2 levels in pregnant haemoglobin (Hb) SS patients as they have been reported to lack PV expansion. Methods: Urinary prostacyclin (...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Clinical Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jcsjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2468-6859;year=2013;volume=10;issue=1;spage=6;epage=10;aulast=Akanmu;type=0 |