Elevated maternal serum relaxin concentrations throughout pregnancy in singleton gestations after superovulation

Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-20

  Mushayandebvu, Taonei I ^a   Goldsmith, Laura T ^a   Von Hagen, Stanley ^a   Santoro, Nanette ^a   Thurston, Deborah ^a   Weiss, Gerson ^a  

^a RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; RELAXIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; OVULATION INDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SUPEROVULATION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; RELAXIN; SUPEROVULATION;

EID: 0032125210     PISSN: 00297828     EISSN: 15339866     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00006250-199807000-00004     Document Type: Article

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