Evaluation of maternal plasma creatine kinase activity as a marker of abnormal early pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2534-2537

  Zorn, Jean René ^a   Cherruau, Brigitte ^a   Abi Rached, Fady ^a   Dehée, Axelle ^a   Danoy, Xavier ^a   Le Blond, Josiane ^a   Ekindjian, Ohvanesse ^a  

^a Hôpital Cochin ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Creatine kinase; Ectopic pregnancy; In vitro fertilization

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY DISORDER; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 0030773537     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.11.2534     Document Type: Article

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