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Abstract

A modification of Short's method for the determination of plasma progesterone is described, which allows the estimation of 0.5–1.0 μg per sample. The reliability of the method is tested and plasma levels in cord and peripheral blood during pregnancy are reported.

Topics

Diagnostics > Hormone Assays > Progesterone MeasurementReproductive Endocrinology > Progesterone > Plasma Levels in PregnancyResearch Methodology > Laboratory Methods > Steroid Hormone Assays
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PMID 14089568 14089568 DOI 10.1016/0009-8981(63)90019-6 10.1016/0009-8981(63)90019-6

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VAN MOLENH (1963). Determination of plasma progesterone during pregnancy. *Clinica chimica acta; international journal of clinical chemistry*, *8*(6), 943-953. https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-8981(63)90019-6

Keywords

Blood Chemical Analysis, Chromatography, Female, Humans, Plasma, Pregnancy, Progesterone, Umbilical Cord, Progesterone, BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS, CHROMATOGRAPHY, PREGNANCY, PROGESTERONE, UMBILICAL CORD

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