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THE HEAT‐STABLE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE CONTENT OF HUMAN PLACENTAE
Author(s) -
Hawes Susan F.,
Halliday D.
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1970.tb03442.x
Subject(s) - placenta , alkaline phosphatase , placental alkaline phosphatase , enzyme , andrology , acid phosphatase , endocrinology , biology , medicine , pregnancy , chemistry , biochemistry , fetus , genetics
Summary Alkaline phosphatase increases per placenta and per gram of placental tissue from 32 weeks until term. It appears that the enzyme tends to leak out of postmature placentae, since the intracellular concentration falls while the serum concentration rises. Smaller babies have less alkaline phosphatase per placenta but more per gram of placental tissue. No significant correlation could be found between the iso‐enzyme patterns, developed after electrophoretic separation, and the quality of placental function.