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. 1985 Apr;38(4):473–474. doi: 10.1136/jcp.38.4.473

Rapid falls in maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein concentrations.

M T Bredow, D J Goldie
PMCID: PMC499182  PMID: 2580865

Abstract

The pronounced falls in AFP concentration sometimes seen in samples taken for screening in early pregnancy are consistent with the range of AFP half lives measured in 14 postpartum women of 59-133 h.

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