Placental isoferritin as a marker of early abortion in pregnancies induced by in vitro fertilization

Placenta

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 247-251

  Fisch, B ^a   Manor, Y ^a   Ovadia, J ^a   Moroz, C ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; ISOFERRITIN; MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0029991831     PISSN: 01434004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0143-4004(96)90045-4     Document Type: Article

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