Inhibin A, inhibin B and activin A concentrations in umbilical cord artery and vein

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 181-185

  Florio, P ^a   Calonaci, G ^a   Luisi, S ^a   Severi, F M ^a   Ignacchiti, E ^a   Palumbo, M ^b   Bocchi, C ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adrenals; Differentiation; Gonads; Neurons; Pancreas; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN A; GROWTH FACTOR; INHIBIN A; INHIBIN B;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; PLACENTA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UMBILICAL ARTERY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UMBILICAL VEIN;

EID: 0037530651     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/gye.17.3.181.185     Document Type: Article

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