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Maternal serum α-fetoprotein screening for the early antenatal detection of neural tube defects

  • II. Plasma Proteins In The Monitoring Of Pregnancy
  • 1. Pregnancy-Specific Proteins
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Ricerca in clinica e in laboratorio

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  1. Supraregional Protein Reference Unit, Royal Hallamshire Hospital Medical School, S10 2JF, Sheffield, Great Britain

    A. Milford Ward

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Milford Ward, A. Maternal serum α-fetoprotein screening for the early antenatal detection of neural tube defects. La Ricerca Clin. Lab. 12, 189–193 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02909326

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