by Wong Wah-Kwan, Herman. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-79). / Chapter CHAPTER 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Pregnancy-induced hypertension --- p.2 / Chapter 1.1a --- Definition of pregnancy-induced hypertension --- p.2 / Chapter 1.2 --- A brief history of pregnancy-induced hypertension --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- The epidemiology of pregnancy-induced hypertension --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- Prediction of pregnancy-induced hypertension --- p.8 / Chapter 1.5 --- Erythrocyte sodium-lithium countertransport --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.1 --- The history and characteristics of SLC --- p.14 / Chapter 1.5.2 --- SLC in essential hypertension --- p.19 / Chapter 1.5.3 --- SLC in pregnancy --- p.26 / Chapter 1.5.4 --- SLC in other diseases --- p.27 / Chapter 1.6 --- Methods used in the study of erythrocyte SLC --- p.32 / Chapter 1.7 --- Aims of the projects --- p.34 / Chapter CHAPTER 2 --- MATERIALS & METHODS --- p.35 / Chapter 2.1 --- Anthropometric measurements --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Blood pressure measurements --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Physical measurements --- p.36 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Gestational age --- p.36 / Chapter 2.2 --- Materials --- p.37 / Chapter 2.3 --- Method for the measurement of erythrocyte SLC --- p.37 / Chapter CHAPTER 3 --- PRECISION & INTRA-INDIVIDUAL VARIATION OF ERYTHROCYTE SLC IN MALES & FEMALES --- p.42 / Chapter 3.1 --- Assessment of the precision of the methods --- p.43 / Chapter 3.2 --- Method of study --- p.45 / Chapter 3.3 --- Statistics --- p.46 / Results --- p.47 / Chapter CHAPTER 4 --- PREDICTION OF PREGNANCY-INDUCED HYPERTENSION: SLC ACTIVITIES IN SECOND & THIRD TRIMESTERS --- p.54 / Chapter 4.1 --- Method of Study --- p.55 / Chapter 4.2 --- Results --- p.55 / Chapter CHAPTER 5 --- DISCUSSION --- p.63 / REFERENCES --- p.69
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_319253 |
| Date | January 1993 |
| Contributors | Wong, Wah-Kwan., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Clinical and Pathological Sciences. |
| Publisher | Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Source Sets | The Chinese University of Hong Kong |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text, bibliography |
| Format | print, [v], 79 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm. |
| Rights | Use of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) |
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