Human chorionic gonadotropin, thyroid function, and immunological indices in threatened abortion

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 206-211

  La Marca, A ^a   Morgante, G ^a   De Leo, Vincenzo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LIOTHYRONINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETUS; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMINENT ABORTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; TROPHOBLASTIC DISEASE;

ABORTION, THREATENED; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 0032145336     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(98)00183-5     Document Type: Article

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