The value of a single combined measurement of VEGF, glycodelin, progesterone, PAPP-A, HPL and LIF for differentiating between ectopic and abnormal intrauterine pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 3163-3166

  Daponte, A ^a   Pournaras, S ^a   Zintzaras, E ^a   Kallitsaris, A ^a   Lialios, G ^a   Maniatis, A N ^a   Messinis, I E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Ectopic pregnancy; Incomplete abortion; Non placental markers; Placental markers

Indexed keywords

HUMAN PLACENTA LACTOGEN; LEUKEMIA INHIBITORY FACTOR; PLACENTA PROTEIN 14; PREGNANCY ASSOCIATED PLASMA PROTEIN A; PROGESTERONE; VASCULOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CURETTAGE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GREECE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE TUBE PREGNANCY;

EID: 27944463162     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei218     Document Type: Article

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