Heparin and low-dose aspirin restore placental human chorionic gonadotrophin secretion abolished by antiphospholipid antibody-containing sera

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2061-2065

  Di Simone, N ^a   Ferrazzani, S ^a   Castellani, R ^a   De Carolis, S ^a   Mancuso, S ^a   Caruso, A ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acetylsalicylic acid; Antiphospholipid antibodies; HCG; Heparin; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; BETAMETHASONE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; PLACENTA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TISSUE CULTURE; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0030730450     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.9.2061     Document Type: Article

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