Serum nitrate and NOx levels in preeclampsia are higher than in normal pregnancy

Breno José Acauan Filho1, Bartira Ercilia Pinheiro da Costa1, Patrícia Barcelos Ogando1

  • 1a Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina e Ciências da Saúde, Instituto de Pesquisas Biomédicas - Hospital São Lucas/Faculdade de Medicina of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul , Porto Alegre , RS , Brazil.

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