Serum placental growth factor and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 in preeclamptic women at their third trimester of pregnancy

Background: Preeclampsia (PE) affects approximately 3% of all pregnancies, and it is still a major cause of the adverse perinatal outcome. PE is a multisystem disease characterized by the development of hypertension and proteinuria. Although PE etiology is not fully known, the placenta seems to play...

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Main Authors: Nesreen Nasser, Rayah Baban, May Al-Habib, Risala A. Ali Jameel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: College of Medicine, Al-Nahrain University 2020-12-01
Series:Baghdad Journal of Biochemistry and Applied Biological Sciences
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Online Access:https://bjbabs.org/index.php/bjbabs/article/view/30