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PLACENTAL PROTEIN 5 IN FETAL AND MATERNAL COMPARTMENTS
Author(s) -
Grudzinskas J. G.,
Mharnock M.,
Obiekwe B. C.,
Gordon Y. B.,
Chard T.
Publication year - 1979
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.1471-0528.1979.tb10827.x
Subject(s) - syncytiotrophoblast , fetus , placenta , placental circulation , pregnancy , fetal circulation , compartment (ship) , andrology , biology , medicine , obstetrics , oceanography , genetics , geology
Summary Placental protein 5 is produced by the syncytiotrophoblast and secreted into the maternal peripheral circulation reaching levels of approximately 30 μg per litre in normal pregnancy at term. In the present study the distribution of PP5 was examined in maternal and fetal compartments in 13 patients at delivery.