Fetal serum levels of insulin, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I in concordant and discordant twin gestations

Journal of Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 236-240

  Wiznitzer, A ^a   Reece, E A ^b   Furman, B ^a   Homko, C ^b   Gakman, R ^a   Mazor, M ^a   Levy, J ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEMPLE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Growth hormone; Insulin; Insulin like growth factor I; Twin gestation

Indexed keywords

GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; RECOMBINANT SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOMEDIN BINDING PROTEIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FETUS; FETUS GROWTH; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROWTH HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TWIN PREGNANCY; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

EID: 21544439829     PISSN: 10570802     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/jmf.10.4.236.240-13     Document Type: Article

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