A study of early pregnancy factor activity in the sera of women with trophoblastic tumor

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 204-208

  Xiaoguang, Fan ^a   Laixi, Yan ^b   Shunhou, Jia ^c   Aiying, Ma ^a   Changxin, Qiao ^a  

^a SHANXI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Shanxi Machine Tool Plant ^*  (China)

^c SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chaperonin 10; Early pregnancy factor; Trophoblastic tumor; Tumor diagnosis; Tumor indicator

Indexed keywords

CHAPERONIN; EARLY PREGNANCY FACTOR;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CHORIOCARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDATIDIFORM MOLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROSETTE FORMATION; TROPHOBLASTIC TUMOR;

EID: 0032943506     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.1999.tb00533.x     Document Type: Article

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