Inhibin A: Marker for diagnosis of ectopic and early abnormal pregnancies

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 789-794

  Segal, Shimon ^a   Gor, Hetal ^a   Correa, Nereida ^a   Mercado, Ray ^a   Veenstra, Korina ^b   Rivnay, Benjamin ^b  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b Repromedix Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Abnormal pregnancies; Diagnosis; Ectopic pregnancy; Inhibin A

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; INHIBIN A;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECTOPIC PREGNANCY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INCOMPLETE ABORTION; LAPAROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSED ABORTION; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION;

EID: 58149103125     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1472-6483(10)60406-3     Document Type: Article

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