Inhibin A and activin A in the first trimester of human pregnancy

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1557-1560

  Birdsall, Mary ^a   Ledger, William ^a   Groome, Nigel ^b   Abdalla, Hossam ^c   Muttukrishna, Shanthi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LISTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LEUPRORELIN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0030971357     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.5.3934     Document Type: Article

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