Concentrations of activin A, inhibin A and follistatin in human amnion, choriodecidual and placental tissues at term and preterm

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 163, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 99-106

  Keelan, J A ^a   Marvin, K W ^a   Sato, T A ^a   McCowan, L M E ^a   Coleman, M ^a   Evans, L W ^b   Groome, N P ^b   Mitchell, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN A;

AMNION; ARTICLE; CHORION; DECIDUA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABOR; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ACTIVINS; AMNION; CHORION; DECIDUA; EXTRAEMBRYONIC MEMBRANES; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; GROWTH SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; INHIBINS; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 0032885684     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1630099     Document Type: Article

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