Effect of cytokines and growth factors on the secretion of inhibin A, activin A and follistatin by term placental villous trophoblasts in culture.
OBJECTIVE: Maternal serum inhibin A and activin A are higher in pre-eclampsia than in normal pregnancy. The placenta is a source of these proteins in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of growth factors and proinflammatory cytokines that are raised in pre-eclampsia on the...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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