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Grigorian O.R.

FGU Éndokrinologicheskiĭ nauchnyĭ tsentr Minzdravsotsrazvitiia Rossii, Moskva

Mikheev R.K.

Moscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry im. A.I. Evdokimov, Moscow, Russia

Volevodz N.N.

Endocrine research center of the Ministry of health of the Russia Moscow, Russia, 117036;
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, the cathedra of Endocrinology and Diabetology

Andreeva E.N.

Mediko-geneticheskoe otdelenie Moskovskogo oblastnogo NII akusherstva i ginekologii

Melnichenko G.A.

I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia;
Endocrinology Research Center, Ministry of Health of Russia, Moscow, Russia

Dedov I.I.

Endocrinology Research Centre

Endocrine aspects of fetoplacental complex function (a review)

Authors:

Grigorian O.R., Mikheev R.K., Volevodz N.N., Andreeva E.N., Melnichenko G.A., Dedov I.I.

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Journal: Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2017;23(1): 15‑24

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To cite this article:

Grigorian OR, Mikheev RK, Volevodz NN, Andreeva EN, Melnichenko GA, Dedov II. Endocrine aspects of fetoplacental complex function (a review). Russian Journal of Human Reproduction. 2017;23(1):15‑24. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/repro201723115-24

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