Follistatin serum concentrations during full-term labour in women - Significant differences between spontaneous and induced labour

Reproduction

Volumn 134, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 705-711

  Rae, Kym ^a,d   Hollebone, K ^b   Chetty, V ^c   Clausen, D ^c   McFarlane, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b Tamworth Base Hospital   (Australia)

^c Pathology New England   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLISTATIN; HORMONE ANTIBODY; HYDROCORTISONE; OXYTOCIN; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLISTATIN; RECOMBINANT HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMNIOTOMY; ARTICLE; BIRTH; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; LABOR INDUCTION; LABOR STAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PUERPERIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UTERINE CERVIX DILATATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CERVICAL RIPENING; CESAREAN SECTION; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLISTATIN; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LABOR ONSET; LABOR STAGE, FIRST; LABOR STAGE, SECOND; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; LABOR, INDUCED; LINEAR MODELS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, THIRD; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN;

BOVINAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 36349011871     PISSN: 14701626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/REP-07-0208     Document Type: Article

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