Maternal and fetal insulin-like growth factors and their binding proteins in the second and third trimesters of human pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1389-1393

  Langford, K ^a   Nicoiaides, K ^a   Miell, J P ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human; IGF; IGFBP; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

SOMATOMEDIN; SOMATOMEDIN B; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 1; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 2; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN 3; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; CORDOCENTESIS; FETUS; FETUS CIRCULATION; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 0031809897     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.5.1389     Document Type: Article

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