Open AccessBETA‐THROMBOGLOBULIN (β‐TG) AND PLATELET FACTOR 4 (PF 4 ) IN OBSTETRICAL CASES
Author(s) -
ArochaPiñango C. L.,
Ojeda A.,
López G.,
García L.,
Linares J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016348509154702
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , platelet factor 4 , beta thromboglobulin , eclampsia , uric acid , creatinine , urea , endocrinology , pregnancy , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , biology
Abstract. The plasma levels of β‐Thromboglobulin (β‐TG) and Platelet Factor 4 (PF 4 ) were measured in patients during the normal obstetrical period and in pre‐eclampsia. A significant increase was observed in the two proteins with respect to the non‐pregnant control group but no difference was seen between pregnancy and puerperium in either the normal or pre‐eclamptic cases. The one significant variation in the concentration of the two proteins was a sharp rise during parturition. There was no correlation between β‐TG, PF 4 and either the platelet count or creatinine but urea and uric acid did show a slight correlation with the two platelet proteins.