Changes in amniotic fluid immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and CRF-binding protein levels in pregnant women at term and during labor

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 835-838

  Florio, P ^a   Woods, R J ^c   Genazzani, A R ^a   Lowry, P J ^c   Petraglia, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINDING PROTEIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; AMNION FLUID LEVEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL PLASMA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CARRIER PROTEINS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD;

EID: 0031036265     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.3.835     Document Type: Article

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