Premature labor: a state of platelet activation?
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Premature labor: a state of platelet activation?
OBJECTIVE This study was undertaken to determine whether premature labor is associated with changes in the maternal plasma concentration of soluble CD40 ligand (sCD40L), a marker of platelet activation. METHODS A cross-sectional study included patients in the following groups: 1) non-pregnant (n=21); 2) normal pregnancy (n=71); 3) normal pregnancy at term with (n=67) and without labor (n=88);...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Perinatal Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1619-3997,0300-5577
DOI: 10.1515/jpm.2008.082