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RELEASE OF PROSTAGLANDINS AFTER AMNIOTOMY IS NOT MEDIATED OXYTOCIN
Author(s) -
Sellers S. M.,
Hodgson H. T.,
Mitchell M. D.,
Anderson A. B. M.,
Turnbull A. C.
Publication year - 1980
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.1471-0528.1980.tb04424.x
Subject(s) - oxytocin , prostaglandin , prostaglandin f , plasma concentration , medicine , endocrinology
Summary The rise in peripheral plasma levels of 13,14‐dihydro‐15‐keto‐prostaglandin F (PGFM) following amniotomy has now been shown to be maximal within five minutes of the procedure, and levels remain elevated for at least 30 minutes. There was no change in plasma oxytocin levels with amniotomy and therefore a local mechanism for prostaglandin release has been postulated.