Inhibin-A and Pro-αC are elevated in preeclamptic pregnancy and correlate with human chorionic gonadotropin

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 37-42

  Fraser II, Robert F ^a,b   Mcasey, Mary E ^a   Coney, Ponjola ^a  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Biologic markers; Chorionic gonadotropins; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; Glycoproteins; Immunoradiometric assay

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A;

ADULT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNORADIOMETRIC ASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 0031750218     PISSN: 87558920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1998.tb00386.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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