Inhibin A levels in cyst fluid from epithelial ovarian tumors

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 83, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 501-503

  Chudecka Głaz, Anita ^a   Rzepka Górska, Izabella ^a,b   Kosmowska, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZCZECIN   (Poland)

^b NONE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Epithelial ovarian neoplasm; Inhibin A; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

INHIBIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST FLUID; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIUM TUMOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; OVARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYST FLUID; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBINS; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN CYSTS; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; POLAND; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 19244383321     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0001-6349.2004.0456.x     Document Type: Article

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