Inhibin in extra-embryonic coelomic and amniotic fluids and maternal serum in early pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 11, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 2772-2776

  Riley, Simon C ^a   Wathen, Neville C ^b   Chard, Tim ^b   Groome, Nigel P ^c   Wallace, Euan M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chorion; Fetal membranes; Fetus; Inhibin; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

DIMER; INHIBIN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CELOM; CHORION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MATERNAL BLOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030470519     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a019208     Document Type: Article

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