In:
Acta Endocrinologica, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 112, No. 3 ( 1986-07), p. 423-430
Kurzfassung:
Abstract. Serum and urinary levels of oestrone sulphate in pregnancy and delivery were measured by a direct radioimmunoassay without hydrolysis. The serum and urinary oestrone sulphate increased as pregnancy progressed. The mean level of serum oestrone sulphate increased to the highest peak of 494 pmol/ml at the 35th gestational week and then decreased. The mean level of urinary oestrone sulphate increased to the highest peak of 1.28 μmol/l at the 34th gestational week and then decreased. At vaginal deliveries, the mean level of maternal peripheral serum oestrone sulphate increased hourly at as high a level as 979 pmol/ml. The mean serum level of oestrone sulphate was 204 pmol/ml in the umbilical artery and 145 pmol/ml in the umbilical vein. At Caesarean section, on the other hand, the maternal peripheral serum level of oestrone sulphate averaged 362 pmol/ml. The mean serum levels of oestrone sulphate were 90.7 pmol/ml and 171 pmol/ml in the umbilical artery and umbilical vein, respectively. These results suggest a maternal origin of oestrone sulphate in pregnancy, with fluctuations in the levels being of interest in relation to labour pain.
Materialart:
Online-Ressource
ISSN:
0804-4643
,
1479-683X
DOI:
10.1530/acta.0.1120423
Sprache:
Unbekannt
Verlag:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publikationsdatum:
1986
ZDB Id:
1485160-X