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Plasma dopamine β‐hydroxylase activity in pregnancyinduced hypertension
Author(s) -
MURTHY P. S. V. RAMANA,
PREMA K.
Publication year - 1983
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.1471-0528.1983.tb09324.x
Subject(s) - dopamine , pregnancy , endocrinology , medicine , third trimester , obstetrics , fetus , biology , genetics
Summary. Plasma dopamine p‐hydroxylase (DBH) activity was estimated in non‐pregnant women, normotensive pregnant women during the third trimester and women with pregnancy‐induced hypertension (PIH). Nonpregnant women from a high income group had significantly higher DBH activity than their low income counterparts. DBH activity was significantly elevated in women with PIH when compared with non‐pregnant and normal pregnant women from a low income group, but was lower than the level in well‐nourished, non‐pregnant normotensive women.