Source of plasma prorenin in early and late pregnancy: Observations in a patient with primary ovarian failure

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 1987, Pages 349-354

  Derkx, F H M ^a   Alberda, A T ^a   De Jong, F H ^a   Zeilmaker, F H ^a   Makovitz, J W ^a   Schalekamp, M A D H ^a  

^a ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PRORENIN;

AMNION FLUID; CASE REPORT; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVARY STIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; ENZYME PRECURSORS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; OVARY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE; RENIN;

EID: 0023216080     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem-65-2-349     Document Type: Article

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