Source of circulating levels of inhibin A, pro alpha C-containing inhibins and activin A in early pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1089-1093

  Muttukrishna, S ^a   Child, T J ^a   Groome, N P ^b   Ledger, W L ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activin; Fetus; Inhibin; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; INHIBIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CORPUS LUTEUM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE LEVEL;

PRIMATES;

EID: 0030967647     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.1089     Document Type: Article

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