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Effect of ethyl alcohol infusions on glucose and hormone status in ovine pregnancy
Author(s) -
Cook P.S.,
Head H.H.,
Notelovitz M.,
Abrams R.M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(84)90013-4
Subject(s) - medicine , endocrinology , pregnancy , insulin , hormone , ethanol , estrone , alcohol , fetus , plasma glucose , biology , biochemistry , genetics
Term pregnant ewes were given ethanol in dextrose water i.v. according to the usual 2‐h loading dose recommended for premature labor. Glucose, insulin, cortisol, progestins, estrone and estradiol in maternal and fetal plasma were measured for 5 h. In both treated animals and controls (dextrose water only) there was a reduction in maternal cortisol and a reduction followed by a rise in progesterone concentration. Mean concentration of insulin in maternal plasma across all sampling times was higher in ethanol treated animals.