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Human Placental Lactogen as an Index of Placental Function: Plasma Measurements in Normal and Pathological Pregnancies

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Therapy of Feto-Placental Insufficiency

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The object of this work is to confirm the importance of measuring the serum concentration of human placental lactogen (HPL) as a clinical index of placental function.

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Culucci, G., Englaro, G.C., Tosolini, G.C., Di Chiara, F., Desole, E., Franzolini, L. (1975). Human Placental Lactogen as an Index of Placental Function: Plasma Measurements in Normal and Pathological Pregnancies. In: Salvadori, B. (eds) Therapy of Feto-Placental Insufficiency. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-66008-5_6

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