Increased levels of human placental growth hormone in the amniotic fluid of pregnancies affected by Down syndrome

Growth Hormone and IGF Research

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-125

  Sifakis, S ^a   Papadopoulou, E ^a   Konstantinidou, A ^b   Giahnakis, E ^a   Fragouli, Y ^b   Karkavitsas, N ^a   Koumantakis, E ^a   Kalmanti, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Amniotic fluid; Down's syndrome; Human placental growth hormone; Trisomy 21

Indexed keywords

EPITOPE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMAN PLACENTAL GROWTH HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNION FLUID; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; NEWBORN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AMNIOCENTESIS; AMNIOTIC FLUID; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; HUMANS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY;

EID: 61649115404     PISSN: 10966374     EISSN: 15322238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ghir.2008.08.002     Document Type: Article

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