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Clinical and Experimental Hypertension. Part B: Hypertension in Pregnancy Volume 7, 1988 - Issue 1-2
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Original Article

Pregnancy Induced Hypertension: Observations on Chemical-Physical Properties of Syncytiotrophoblast Plasma Membranes from Human Placenta

N. Cester Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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L. Mazzanti Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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G. Benedetti Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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A. M. Cugini Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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R. A. Rabini Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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A. L. Tranquilli Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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H. Valensise Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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C. Romanini Institutes of Obstetrics. Biochemistry and Internal Medicine, University of Ancona, School of Medicine, Ancona, Italy
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Pages 57-66 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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