Comparison of placental isoferritin levels in maternal serum and coelomic and amniotic fluids during first trimester human gestation

Human Reproduction

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 1044-1046

  Maymon, R ^a,b   Jauniaux, E ^c   Rodeck, C ^c   Zaspin, L ^b   Moroz, C ^b  

^a ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Coelomic fluid; Placental isoferritin; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ISOFERRITIN;

AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; MATERNAL BLOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA;

EID: 0031810822     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/13.4.1044     Document Type: Article

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