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Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol
; 9(5): 313-6, 1979 Oct.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-95667
ABSTRACT
HCG and beta-HCG were determined in umbilical arterial and venous blood immediately after spontaneous term delivery. HCG and beta-HCG are present in higher concentrations in arterial than in venous umbilical cord blood. The data are consistent with the hypothesis that HCG and beta-HCG are produced in the fetal compartment of the human fetoplacental unit, with a larger contribution of the female fetus as compared with the male.