A Comparative Study of Serum Level of Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 (sVCAM-1), Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1(ICAM-1) and High Sensitive C - reactive protein (hs-CRP) in Normal and Pre-eclamptic Pregnancies

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1 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran,3Cancer Molecular Pathology Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran

2 Departments of Hematopathology and Blood Banking; Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran 3Cancer Molecular Pathology Research Centre, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran

3 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran

4 Student Research Committee, Department of Modern Sciences & Technologies, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences. Mashhad, Iran

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