Transfer and metabolism of thyrotropin releasing hormone across the perfused human term placenta

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 3476-3482

  Bajoria, Rekha ^a   Oteng Ntim, Eugene ^a   Fisk, Nicholas M ^a  

^a QUEEN CHARLOTTE S AND CHELSEA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CREATININE; PROTIRELIN;

ARTICLE; FETUS BLOOD; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE RESPONSE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; IODINE RADIOISOTOPES; PERFUSION; PHENYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TRITIUM;

EID: 0029847336     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.10.3476     Document Type: Article

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