Association between altered placental human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) production and the occurrence of cryptorchidism: A retrospective study

BMC Pediatrics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Chedane, Carole ^a   Puissant, Hugues ^a   Weil, Dominique ^a   Rouleau, Stéphanie ^a   Coutant, Régis ^a  

^a ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; hCG; Males

Indexed keywords

ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ALPHA-FETOPROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84904779298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2431-14-191     Document Type: Article

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