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PLASMA PROLACTIN IN PREGNANCY INDUCED HYPERTENSION
Author(s) -
Jenkins D. M.,
Perry L. A.
Publication year - 1978
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.1471-0528.1978.tb15596.x
Subject(s) - prolactin , gestation , blood pressure , medicine , pregnancy , prospective cohort study , diastole , endocrinology , obstetrics , biology , hormone , genetics
Summary In a prospective study, plasma prolactin concentration at 37 to 41 weeks gestation in 45 primigravidae showed a significant correlation with maximal rise in diastolic blood pressure between levels at 7 to 16 weeks and those measured between 28 weeks and delivery.