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Research Article

Fetal serum levels of insulin, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor-I in concordant and discordant twin gestations

A. Wiznitzer Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, and Clinical Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ben Gurion University
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E. A. Reece Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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B. Furman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, and Clinical Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ben Gurion University
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C. Homko Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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R. Gakman Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, and Clinical Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ben Gurion University
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M. Mazor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, and Clinical Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ben Gurion University
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J. Levy Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center, and Clinical Laboratory of Endocrinology, Ben Gurion University
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Pages 236-240 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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