Effect of fetal gender on maternal serum human chorionic gonadotropin levels throughout pregnancy

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 273, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 90-92

  Gol, Mert ^a   Guclu, Serkan ^a   Demir, Ahmet ^a   Erata, Yakup ^a   Demir, Namik ^a  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fetal gender; HCG; Maternal; Serum

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FETAL WELL BEING; FETUS; GENDER; GESTATION PERIOD; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATERNAL SERUM; SEX DIFFERENCE; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY;

ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 29144501573     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-005-0036-8     Document Type: Article

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