Increased serum ghrelin in preeclampsia: Is ghrelin a friend or a foe?

Erol, Onur; Ellidag, Hamit; Ayik, Hulya; Bulbul, Gul; Derbent, Aysel; Kulaksizoglu, Sibel; Yilmaz, Necat

doi:10.17772/gp/57852

Increased serum ghrelin in preeclampsia: Is ghrelin a friend or a foe?

Erol O., Ellidag H. Y., Ayik H., Bulbul G. A., Derbent A. U., Kulaksizoglu S., ...More

GINEKOLOGIA POLSKA, vol.87, no.4, pp.277-282, 2016 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 87 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2016
Doi Number: 10.17772/gp/57852
Journal Name: GINEKOLOGIA POLSKA
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.277-282
Keywords: ghrelin, pregnancy, preeclampsia, PLASMA GHRELIN, IGF-I, PREGNANCY, HORMONE, BLOOD, RATS, HYPERTENSION, SECRETION, PRESSURE, ARTERIAL
Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: To investigate maternal serum ghrelin levels in pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia and to explore the relationship between ghrelin level and disease severity.