Evaluation of levels of cortisol in saliva using electro-chemical luminescence in low-risk and high-risk pregnancies Avaliação do cortisol salivar por electroquimioluminecência em gestantes de baixo e de alto risco

OBJECTIVES: to compare the levels of cortisol (cortisolemia refers to the level of cortisol in blood) in women with a high-risk pregnancy compared with those with a low-risk pregnancy, by way of evaluation of levels of cortisol in saliva, using the electrochemical luminescence technique (ECL). METHO...

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Main Authors: Ana Carla P. Montenegro, Viviane Rosado D' Assunção, Monique Gabrielli B. Luna, Pollyanna Valente N. Raposo, Francisco Bandeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2010-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292010000100007