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Serum alpha-fetroprotein concentration in adult patients under corticoid, estroprogestative or androgen therapy
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|January 1, 1977
Abstract:
The serum alpha-fetoprotein concentration was measured by radioimmunoassy in 41 women with or without hormonal contraception, 21 patients with rheumatoid arthritis given corticosteroids or not, and 6 patients under androgen therapy for aplastic anemia. None of these therapies induced any significant variation of the serum alpha-fetoprotein level. More extensive studies are needed to investigate the possible effect of these hormones on the metabolism of this protein at a cellular level.
Keywords:
Adrenal Cortex Hormones--side effectsAdrenal Cortex Hormones--therapeutic useAndrogens--administraction and dosageAndrogens--therapeutic useBiologyClinical ResearchContraceptionContraceptive Methods--side effectsEndocrine SystemEstrogensFamily PlanningHematological EffectsHemic SystemHormonesOral Contraceptives--side effectsPhysiologyProgesteroneResearch MethodologySerum Protein Effects