Thyroid function in early pregnancy I: Thyroid-stimulating hormone response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 191-196

  De Leo, V ^a   La Marca, A ^a   Lanzetta, D ^a   Morgante, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Human chorionic gonadotropin; Pregnancy; Thyroid; Thyroid stimulating hormone

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FREE LIOTHYRONINE INDEX; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031838240     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599809015544     Document Type: Article

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