Comparative study of three amniotic fluid markers in premature rupture of membranes: Prolactin, beta subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin, and alpha-fetoprotein

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 195-199

  Shahin, Maha ^a,b   Raslan, Hanan ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fetoprotein; Human chorionic gonadotrophins; Premature rupture of membranes; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; PROLACTIN;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GESTATION PERIOD; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PREDICTION; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT, HUMAN; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PROLACTIN; VAGINA;

EID: 34248371940     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000097844     Document Type: Article

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