Expression of β-subunit of HCG genes during normal and failed pregnancy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 20, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 3360-3368

  Rull, Kristiina ^a   Laan, Maris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

CGB gene expression; Ectopic pregnancy; HCG; Implantation; Recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; CGB1 GENE; CGB2 GENE; CGB5 GENE; CGB7 GENE; CGB8 GENE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HUMAN TISSUE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 28544442017     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dei261     Document Type: Article

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