Wadsworth Center, New York State Department of Health details research in biomedicine

Fresh data on biomedicine are presented in the report 'Physiology of alpha-fetoprotein as a biomarker for perinatal distress: relevance to adverse pregnancy outcome.' "The many physiologic roles of human alpha-fetoprotein (HAFP) and its correlation with perinatal distress/pregnancy outcome are rarely addressed together in the biomedical literature, even though HAFP has long been used as a biomarker for fetal birth defects. Although the well being of the fetus can be monitored by the measurement of gestational age-dependent HAFP in biologic fluid levels (serum, amniotic fluid, urine, and vaginal fluids) throughout pregnancy, the majority of clinical reports reflect largely second trimester...

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