Published November 1985
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Testosterone determination in amniotic fluid for sec diagnosis
- 1. Departamento de Obstetricia del Hospital Roosevelt (Guatemala)
Description
This study was carried on 50 samples of amniotic fluid obtained from pregnant patients with gestation old of 38 to 40 weeks; diagnosis of the foetus sex was made by measuring the testosterone levels by radioimmunoassay technique. It was found that 94% of the cases were correctly diagnosed. The testosterone levels found in the amniotic fluid of male and female foetus were significantly different (L<0.01) these confirm the efficacy of the method. (author)
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Additional titles
- Original title (Spanish)
- Determinacion de testosterona en liquido amniotico para diagnostico del sexo
Publishing Information
- Imprint Pagination
- 35 p.
- Report number
- INIS-mf--11280
INIS
- Country of Publication
- Guatemala
- Country of Input or Organization
- Guatemala
- INIS RN
- 19077495
- Subject category
- S62: RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE;
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- Thesis
- Descriptors DEI
- AMNIOTIC FLUID; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTOSTERONE
- Descriptors DEC
- ANDROGENS; ANDROSTANES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BODY FLUIDS; HORMONES; HYDROXY COMPOUNDS; IMMUNOASSAY; ISOTOPE APPLICATIONS; KETONES; MATERIALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; STEROID HORMONES; STEROIDS; TRACER TECHNIQUES