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PROSTAGLANDIN F 2α CONCENTRATIONS IN AMNIOTIC FLUID IN LATE PREGNANCY
Author(s) -
Hibbard B. M.,
Sharma S. C.,
Fitzpatrick R. J.,
Hamlett J. D.
Publication year - 1974
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.1471-0528.1974.tb00361.x
Subject(s) - amniotic fluid , gestation , prostaglandin , prostaglandin f , pregnancy , andrology , prostaglandin e , chemistry , obstetrics , medicine , fetus , endocrinology , biology , genetics
Summary Prostaglandin F 2α (PGF 2α ) was assayed in samples of amniotic fluid obtained at 185 to 298 days gestation. Before 252 days (36 weeks) values below 75 pg./ml. were found in 20 of 22 samples. After 252 days but before the onset of labour 80 per cent of values exceeded 300 pg./ml., with a progressive rise with advancing gestation. During the first stage of labour a further rise in values occurred.