An unusual form of big, big (macro) prolactin in a pregnant patient

Clinical Chemistry

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 346-348

  Diver, M J ^a   Ewins, D L ^a   Worth, R C ^a   Bowles, S ^a   Ahlquist, J A ^a   Fahie Wilson, M N ^a  

^a ROYAL LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MACROGOL; MACROPROLACTIN; PROLACTIN DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN GLYCOSYLATION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035137919     PISSN: 00099147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/47.2.346     Document Type: Article

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