Dimeric inhibin A and α-subunit immunoreactive material in maternal serum during spontaneous and in vitro fertilization pregnancies

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 985-989

  Rombauts, L ^a,e   Verhoeven, G ^a   Meuleman, C ^b   Koninckx, P R ^b   Poncelet, E ^c   Franchimont, P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Medgenix Diagnoistics   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

^e MONASH IVF   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMER; INHIBIN;

ADULT; ALPHA CHAIN; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVARY; PARTHENOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; INHIBINS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PREGNANCY; PROGESTERONE;

EID: 0029863960     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.81.3.985     Document Type: Article

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