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Observations on the source of pregnancy‐associated plasma protein A (PAPP‐A)
Author(s) -
BERSINGER NIKLAUS A.,
KLOPPER ARNOLD
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1984.tb15078.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy associated plasma protein a , pregnancy , blood proteins , uterus , andrology , obstetrics , medicine , endocrinology , biology , gestation , genetics , first trimester
Summary. Pregnancy‐associated plasma protein A (PAPP‐A) was measured in 26 women before and after hysterectomy. The PAPP‐A concentration declined significantly in 24 of them. It is concluded that the uterus is a source of the protein.