Amniotic fluid inhibin-A in chromosomally normal and Down's syndrome pregnancies

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-112

  Wallace, E M ^a,d   Crossley, J A ^b   Groome, N P ^c   Aitken, D A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME; DOWN SYNDROME; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031012413     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1520109     Document Type: Article

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