Follistatin and activin A in extra-embryonic coelomic and amniotic fluids and maternal serum in early pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2624-2628

  Riley, Simon C ^a   Balfour, Claire ^a   Wathen, Neville C ^b   Chard, Tim ^b   Evans, Lee W ^c   Groome, Nigel P ^c   Wallace, Euan M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Activin; Decidua; Fetal membranes; Follistatin; Placenta; Pregnancy; Trophoblast

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; DECIDUA; FEMALE; FETUS MEMBRANE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL SERUM; NORMAL HUMAN; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0031706004     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.9.2624     Document Type: Article

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