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Amniotic fluid prolactin levels in Rhesus isoimmunized patients
Author(s) -
Baxi L.V.,
Fairne D.,
Frantz A.G.,
Freda V.,
Stark R.
Publication year - 1989
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(89)90816-3
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , medicine , prolactin , umbilical cord , gestation , obstetrics , pregnancy , physiology , endocrinology , fetus , hormone , biology , immunology , genetics
The concentration of prolactin in the amniotic fluid (AFPRL) was measured in 75 samples obtained in the third trimester of 14 isoimmunized women. There was a uniform decline in prolactin levels with advancing gestation in each pregnancy (r = −0.89 to −0.99). The decline in AFPRL was similar in uncomplicated pregnancies. AFPRL levels were not predictive of umbilical cord hemoglobin or bilirubin levels and amniotic fluid lecithin/sphingomyelin ratio.