Changes in circulating concentrations of inhibins A and pro-α C during first trimester medical termination of pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 744-748

  Lahiri, S ^a   Anobile, C J ^a   Stewart, P ^a   Ledger, W L ^a  

^a JESSOP HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inhibin A; Medical termination; Pregnancy; Pro C

Indexed keywords

ANTIGESTAGEN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN PRO ALPHA C; MIFEPRISTONE; MISOPROSTOL; PROGESTERONE; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BINDING COMPETITION; BLOOD SAMPLING; CIRCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; CORPUS LUTEUM FUNCTION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG USE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETOPLACENTAL UNIT; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; PLASMA; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; RECEPTOR BLOCKING; SERUM;

EID: 0037385835     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deg187     Document Type: Article

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