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Original Article

Effect of long-term storage on placental growth factor and fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 measurements in samples from pregnant women

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Pages 1475-1480 | Received 05 Jan 2010, Accepted 12 Jan 2010, Published online: 16 Mar 2010

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