AUTOANTIBODIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON FETAL GROWTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION

Authors
ELROEIY A
Citation
A. Elroeiy, AUTOANTIBODIES AND THEIR IMPACT ON FETAL GROWTH AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION, Immunology and allergy clinics of North America, 14(4), 1994, pp. 879-886
Citations number
39
Categorie Soggetti
Allergy,Immunology
Journal title
Immunology and allergy clinics of North America → ACNP
ISSN journal
08898561
Volume
14
Issue
4
Year of publication
1994
Pages
879 - 886
Database
ISI
SICI code
0889-8561(1994)14:4<879:AATIOF>2.0.ZU;2-1
Abstract
With a reported incidence of 6% to 30%, hypertensive diseases represen t one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy. This arti cle reviews the potential role of autoantibodies and the immune respon se in promoting pathophysiologic mechanisms.