Amniotic fluid epidermal growth factor levels in normal and abnormal pregnancies

Journal of the Society for Gynecologic Investigation

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 17-19

  Varner, M W ^b   Dildy, G A ^b   Hunter, C ^b   Dudley, D J ^b   Clark, S L ^b   Mitchell, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b NONE

Author keywords

amniotic fluid; Epidermal growth factor; intrauterine growth restriction

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MACROSOMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR; FEMALE; FETAL GROWTH RETARDATION; FETAL MACROSOMIA; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0030044413     PISSN: 10715576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1071-5576(95)00044-5     Document Type: Article

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