Effect of antenatal dexamethasone therapy on maternal plasma human chorionic gonadotrophin, oestradiol and progesterone

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 303-306

  Ogueh, O ^a,c   Jones, J ^b   Mitchell, H ^b   Alaghband Zadeh, J ^b   Johnson, M R ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LUTON AND DUNSTABLE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; HCG; Oestradiol; Progesterone

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ESTRADIOL; PROGESTERONE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FETUS LUNG MATURATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MATERNAL PLASMA; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL DRUG EXPOSURE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0033015478     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.2.303     Document Type: Article

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