Effects of maternal administration of betamethasone, with and without TRH, on serum PRL, TSH and iodothyronine levels in Rh-isoimmunized fetuses: A randomized clinical trial

Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 447-451

  Voto, L S ^a,b,d   Lede, R L ^b   Scaglia, H ^c   Zylberstein, C ^c   Zapaterio, J L ^a   Orti, J ^a,b   Mathet, E ^a   Hernandez A ^a   Margulies, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Miguel Margulies Foundation for Perinatal Research   (Argentina)

^c CEUSA Hormonal Studies Laboratory SA   (Argentina)

^d NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Fetal response; Lung maturation; Prolactin; TRH

Indexed keywords

EID: 27844522091     PISSN: 13598635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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