Human chorionic gonadotropin-β gene expression in first trimester placenta

Endocrinology

Volumn 138, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 5459-5465

  Miller Lindholm, Amanda K ^a,b   Labenz, C J ^c   Ramey, Jacques ^b   Bedows, Elliott ^a,b   Ruddon, Raymond W ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Women's Serv Prof Corporation   (United States)

^d JOHNSON AND JOHNSON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GESTATIONAL AGE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030670914     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo.138.12.5618     Document Type: Article

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