Human chorionic gonadotropin in human placentas from normal and preeclamptic pregnancies

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 266, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 67-71

  Barros, J S ^a   Baptista, M G ^a   Bairos, V A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

hCG; Human placenta; Preeclampsia

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MICRODENSITOMETRY; PLACENTA; PREECLAMPSIA; SYNCYTIOTROPHOBLAST; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; PLACENTA; PRE-ECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; REFERENCE VALUES; TROPHOBLASTS;

EID: 0036911013     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004040100181     Document Type: Article

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