Maternal and amniotic fluid steroids throughout human pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 134, Issue 6, 1979, Pages 674-680

  Nagamani, M ^a   McDonough, P G ^a   Ellegood, J O ^a   Mahesh, V B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTANOLONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE; RADIOISOTOPE; STEROID; TESTOSTERONE;

AMNION FLUID; DIAGNOSIS; EMBRYO; FETUS; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL BLOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 0018363743     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(79)90649-5     Document Type: Article

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