Article
Alterations of maternal serum and placental follistatin‐like 3 and myostatin in pre‐eclampsia
8 May 2012
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To clarify the alterations of myostatin, a member of the transforming growth factor-β superfamily, and follistatin-like 3 (FSTL3), a binding protein for myostatin, in pre-eclamptic women. METHODS: Samples of blood and placenta were collected from 40 pre-eclamptic women and 40 controls. The serum level and placental expression of FSTL3 and myostatin were determined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,...
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