Cervical fetal fibronectin as a predictor of first trimester pregnancy outcome in unexplained recurrent miscarriage

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 126, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 165-169

  Mercorio, Francesco ^a   Mercorio, Antonio ^b   Sardo, Attilio Di Spiezio ^a   Votino, Carmela ^a   Barba, Gian Vincenzo ^c   Nappi, Carmine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical fetal fibronectin; First trimester pregnancy outcome; Unexplained recurrent miscarriage

Indexed keywords

FIBRONECTIN; FETOPROTEIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATION PERIOD; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; EVALUATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT ABORTION; SECRETION; UTERINE CERVIX;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; CERVIX UTERI; FEMALE; FETAL PROTEINS; FIBRONECTINS; HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, FIRST; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33746823032     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2005.08.007     Document Type: Article

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