N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide concentrations are markedly higher in the umbilical cord blood of newborns than in their mothers

Clin Chem. 2005 May;51(5):913-5. doi: 10.1373/clinchem.2004.046557.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Fetal Blood / chemistry*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn / blood*
  • Labor, Obstetric / blood
  • Maternal-Fetal Exchange*
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Nerve Tissue Proteins / blood*
  • Peptide Fragments / blood*
  • Pregnancy
  • Umbilical Cord

Substances

  • Nerve Tissue Proteins
  • Peptide Fragments
  • pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain