Amniotic fluid concentrations of dimeric inhibins, activin A and follistatin in pregnancy

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 420-424

  Muttukrishna, S ^b   Chamberlain, P ^b   Evans, L W ^a   Asselin, J ^b   Groome, N P ^a   Ledger, W L ^b  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; FOLLISTATIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ACTIVINS; ADULT; AMNIOTIC FLUID; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MALE; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0033056449     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1400420     Document Type: Article

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