Serum β2-microglobulin in fetuses with urinary tract anomalies

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 176, Issue 1 I, 1997, Pages 54-57

  Tassis, Beatrice M G ^a,b   Trespidi, Laura ^a,b   Tirelli, Amedea S ^a,b   Pace, Elisabetta ^a,b   Boschetto, Chiara ^a,b   Nicolini, Umberto ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b PARKINSON INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fetal blood sampling; Urinary tract anomalies

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CONGENITAL MALFORMATION; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REFERENCE VALUE; URINARY TRACT;

BETA 2-MICROGLOBULIN; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; URINARY TRACT;

EID: 0030640794     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)80011-7     Document Type: Article

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