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Original Article

Reference ranges of fetal adrenal gland and fetal zone volumes between 24 and 37 + 6 weeks of gestation by three-dimensional ultrasound

Talita Micheletti HelferDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and Correspondence[email protected]
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Liliam Cristine RoloDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Nayana Alves de Brito Melo OkasakiDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Amarilis Aparecida de Castro MaldonadoDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Ana Carolina Rabachini CaetanoDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Ana Cristina Perez ZamarianDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Tatiana Emy Nishimoto Kawanami HamamotoDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Vinicius Fernando CalsavaraInstitute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil
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Antonio Fernandes MoronDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Edward Araujo JúniorDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Luciano Marcondes Machado NardozzaDepartment of Obstetrics, Paulista School of Medicine - Federal University of São Paulo (EPM-UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil and
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Pages 568-573 | Received 15 Oct 2015, Accepted 11 Apr 2016, Published online: 10 May 2016

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