Hyperglycosylated hCG and pregnancy failures

Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 119-122

  Cole, Laurence A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

HCG; Hyperglycosylated hCG; Pregnancy failure; Spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GLYCOSYLATION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; SCREENING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; URINALYSIS;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; GLYCOSYLATION; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84858159137     PISSN: 01650378     EISSN: 18727603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.01.001     Document Type: Article

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