Chromogranin A and pancreastatin-like immunoreactivity in normal pregnancies

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 4470-4475

  Syversen, Unni ^a   Opsjøn, Sissel L ^b   Stridsberg, Mats ^c   Sandvik, Arne K ^a   Dimaline, Rod ^d   Tingulstad, Solveig ^a   Arntzen, Knut J ^b   Brenna, Eiliv ^a   Waldum, Helge L ^a  

^a TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGRANIN A; PANCREASTATIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; PANCREATIC HORMONES; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 0029801384     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.12.4470     Document Type: Article

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